Difference between Memorise and Con

What is the difference between Memorise and Con?

Memorise as a verb is alternative spelling of memorize. while Con as a verb is to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

Memorise

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Alternative spelling of memorize.

Con

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).A convicted criminal, a convict.A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.The navigational direction of a shipShort for convention or conference; used in regard to science fiction conventions and other types of conventions.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc. (rather than steer a compass direction)To study, in order to gain knowledge of.To know, understand, acknowledge.

Example sentence: For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con.

We hope you now know whether to use Memorise or Con in your sentence.

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