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conned

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Studied or learned thoroughly, often by repeated reading or memorization.

Detailed Definition
In older usage, “conned” means studied carefully, not deceived. The poem uses it for the hard lessons learned over the course of life: “When life's hard lessons have been conned and learn'd.”
Example
Example in poetry:
“When life’s hard lessons have been conned and learn’d” uses conned in its older sense of studied or memorized; “She conned the map before crossing the border” retains the sense of close study; In schoolroom poetry, a child may con a recitation while privately resisting its lesson; Modern readers should distinguish this meaning from “conned,” meaning deceived
Additional Notes
The quoted word has an archaic educational sense here that differs from the familiar modern meaning of “conned” as deceived.; Found in the poem, After Our Likeness by Ada Cambridge
Also Known As
deceived tricked duped
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