English Dictionary: Concerted | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concert \Con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concerted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concerting}.] [F. concerter, It. concertare, conertare, prob. from L. consertus, p. p. of conserere to join together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr. cernere to distinguish. See {Series}, and cf. {Concern}.] 1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. It was concerted to begin the siege in March. --Bp. Burnet. 2. To plan; to devise; to arrange. A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign. --Burke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concerted \Con*cert"ed\, a. Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on; as, concerted schemes, signals. {Concerted piece} (Mus.), a composition in parts for several voices or instrument, as a trio, a quartet, etc. |