What do the following words have in common?

ABRIDGE
MEET
DRAFT
SAY YES
CHAT
DONATE
RELEGATE

HINT:
It has to do with synonyms.

Answers:

Each word has a synonym beginning with CON:

CONDENSE
CONVERGE
CONSCRIPT
CONSENT
CONVERSE
CONTRIBUTE
CONSIGN 

Credit: GAMES Magazine
November, 2005
Liz Stoffel
CON FRONTATIONS  (adapted)