Pre-ju/dj-cate, v. a. & n. to prejudge.
Pre-ju-di-ca'tion, n. the act of prejudging.

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*Prěl'a-tist, n. an advocate for prelacy.
Pre-lection, n. a reading; a lecture; a discourse.
Pre-lec/tor, n. a reader; a lecturer.
Pre-li-bation, n. an effusion previous to tasting.
Pre-lim'i-na-ry, a. previous; introductory.
Pre-lim'i-na-ry, n. something previous.
Prelude, [prěl ud, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.; pre-
lūd, Wb.] n. flight or flourish of music before
a full concert; something introductory.
Prelude, v. n. & a. to be previous; to introduce.
Pre-lu di-um, n. [L.] prelude.

Pre-lusive, or Pre-lu'so-ry, a. introductory.
Pre-ma-ture', a. ripe too soon; too early.
Pre-ma-tūre ly, ad. too early; too soon.
Pre-ma-tūre ness, n. too great haste; unsea-
Pre-ma-tu/ri-ty, sonable earliness.
Pre-med'i-tate, v. a. to contrive beforehand.
Pre-med'i-tāte, v. n. to think beforehand.
Pre-med'i-tate-ly, ad. with premeditation.
Pre-med-i-ta tion, n. the act of premeditating.
*Prem'ier, [prem'yer, W. F. Ja.; prem'yer, S.
J. E.; preme-er, P.] n. a prime minister.
*Prem'ier, (prem'yer) a. first; chief.
Pre-mişe, v. a. to explain previously.
Pre-mise', v. n. to make previous propositions.
Prem'i-ses, n. pl. in logic, the first two proposi-
tions of a syllogisin in law, houses or lands.
Premi-um, n. a bounty; recompense; reward.
Pre-mon'jsh, v. a. to admonish beforehand.
Pre-mon ish-měnt, n. a previous warning.
Pre-mo-nition, n. previous intelligence.
Pre-mon'i-to-ry, a. previously advising.
Pre-mon'strate, v. a. to show beforehand.
Pre-mon-stra tion, n. a showing beforehand.
Prem-u-nire, n. [L.] a writ; a penalty; a dis-
Pre-mu-nition, n. previous defence.
Pre-nom/j-nate, v. a. to forename.
Pre-nom-i-na/tion, n. the being named first.
Pre-no/tion, n. foreknowledge; prescience.
Pren'tice, n. See Apprentice.

Pre-oc/cu-pan-cy, n. previous possession.
Pre-oc-cu-pa'tion, n. prior occupation.
Pre-oc/cu-py, v. a. to occupy previously.
Pre-or-dain', v. a. to ordain beforehand.
Pre-ör'di-nance, n. an antecedent decree.
Pre-ör'di-nate, p. a. preordained.

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Pre-or-di-na'tion, n. the act of preordaining.
Prep-a-ra/tion, n. act of preparing; readiness.
Pre-para-tive, a. tending to prepare ; fitting.
Pre-para-tive, n. that which prepares.
Pre-para-tive-ly, ad. by way of preparation.
Pre-para-to-ry, a. introductory; antecedent.
Pre-pȧre', v. a. to make ready; to qualify; to
form; to provide.

Pre-pare', v. n. to take previous measures.
Pre-pár ed-ness, n. the state of being prepared.
Pre-parler, n. one that prepares.

Pré-pos-sess', v. a. to preoccupy; to prejudice.
Pre-pos-ges/sion, (pre-poz-zěshun) a. preoccu-
pation; prejudice; preconceived opinion.
Pre-pos-sessior, n. one that prepossesses.
Pre-poster-ous, a. wrong; absurd; perverted.
Pre-poster-ous-ly, ad. absurdly; foolishly.
Pre-pos ter-ous-ness, n. absurdity.

Pre puce, n. the foreskin. [previously required.
Pre-req'ui-şite, (pre-rěk'we-zit) n. something
Pre-req'ui-site, a. previously required.
Pre-rog/a-tive, n. an exclusive privilege or right.
Prés age, [près'aj, S. W. P. E. Ja. ; près'aj, or

pre saj, J.; près'aj, or pre-saj', F.; prē'saj, Wb.] n. something that foreshows; a prog

nostic.

Pre-sage', v. a. to forebode; to foreshow.
Pre-sager, n. a foreteller; a foreshower.
Pres/by-ter, n. a priest; an elder.
Pres-by-te'ri-al, a. consisting of elders; relat-
Pres-by-teri-an, ing to Presbyterianism.
Pres-by-te'ri-an, n. one who holds to church-
government by presbyters.

Pres-by-te'ri-an-işm, n. Presbyterian principles.
Pres/by-ter-y, [prěz be-tĕr-e, S. W. P. J. Ê. F.
Ja. Wb.] n. a body of elders.

Pre'sci-ěnce, (prē'she-ens) [pre'she-ens, W. J. F. Ja.; pre shens, S.; presh'ens, P.]n. foreknowledge.

Pre/sci-ent, (pre/she-ent) a. foreknowing.
Pre/sci-ous, (pre she-us) a. foreknowing.
Pre-scribe', v. a. & n. to set down; to order;
to direct medically.

Pre-scribler, n. one who prescribes.
Pre'script, a. directed; prescribed.
Pre script, n. a direction; a precept; an order.
Pre-scription, n. a custom long continued till it
has the force of law; a medical receipt.
Pre-scrip'tive, a. established by custom.
Presence, n. the state of being present; port;
air; mien; demeanor; readiness at néed.
Pre-sen-sa'tion, n. previous notion.
Pres/ent, a. not absent; now existing; not past.
Pres'ent, n. elliptical for the present time.-At
present, at the present time.

Present, n. a gift; a donative; a writing.
Pre-sent', v. a. to exhibit; to offer; to give,
to favor with gifts; to prefer; to introduce.
Pre-şent/a-ble, a. that may be presented.
Pres-en-ta'ne-ous, a. ready; quick; immediate
Pres-en-ta/tion, n. display; gift of a benefice.
Pre-sent'a-tive, a. admitting presentations.
Pres-en-tee', n. one presented to a benefice.
Pre-sent er, n. one that presents.

Pre-sential, a. supposing actual presence.
Pre-sent/i-ment, n. a previous notion or idea.
Preş'ent-ly, ad. immediately; soon after.
Pre-sent'ment, n. the act of presenting.
Pre-serv/a-ble, a. capable of being preserved.
Pres-er-valtion, n. the act of preserving.
Pre-şerv'a-tive, n. that which preserves.
Pre-serva-tive, a. tending to preserve.
Pre-serv'a-to-ry, n. a preservative.
Pre-serv'a-to-ry, a. tending to preserve.
Pre-serve', v. a. to save; to keep; to season.

Prime, v. a. to put powder in the pan of a gun
to lay the ground on a canvass for painting.
Prime, v. n. to serve for the charge of a gun.
Prime ly, ad. originally; primarily; well.
Prime'ness, n. state of being first; excellence.
Primer, n. a small book for children.
Pri-mero, n. a game at cards.

Pri-me val, or Pri-me vous, a. original; first.
Pri-mi tial, (pri-mish'al) a. primitive.
Prim'i-tive, a. original; first; primary.
Primitive, n. a primitive or original word.
Primitive-ly, ad. originally; at first.
Prim/j-tive-ness, n. antiquity; ancient form.
Prim'ness, n. affected niceness or formality.
Pri-mo-geni-al, a. first-born; primary.
Pri-mo-gen/i-tor, n. a forefather.
Pri-mo-gen/i-ture, n. state of being first-born.
Pri-mo-en-ture-ship, n. the right of eldership.
*Pri-mör di-al, [pri-mör de-al, P. J. F.; pri-
mör dyal, E. F.; pri-mör de-al, or pri-mör/je-
al, W. a. original; first in order.
*Pri-mör/dj-al, n. origin; first principle.
Prim röşe, n. an early flower. [impulse.
Primum mobile, [L.] the main spring; first
Prince, n. a sovereign; a ruler; a king's son.
Prince dom, n. the rank, state, and power of
prince; sovereignty.

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Prince li-ness, n. state or dignity of a prince.
Princely, a. becoming a prince; grand; august.
Princes'-feather, n. a plant and flower.
Princess, n. a sovereign or royal lady.
Prin ci-pal, a. chief; first; capital; essential.
Princi-pal, n. a head; a chief; one primarily
engaged; a sum placed out at interest.
Prin-ci-pali-ty, n. a prince's domain.
Prin/ci-pal-ly, ad. chiefly; above all.
Prin-cipia, n. pl. [L.] first principles.
Prin ci-ple, n. constituent part; cause; funda-
mental truth; ground of action; motive; tenet.
Prin/ci-ple, v. a. to establish in principles.
Prink, v. a. & n. to dress for show. [words.
Print, v. a. to mark any thing; to impress
Print, v. n. to use the art of typography.
Print, n. a mark made by impression; a picture;
an impression made by types; a newspaper.
Print er, n. one who prints books, &c.
Printing, n. business of a printer; typography.
Printing-press, n. a press for printing books.
Prior, a. former; antecedent; anterior.
Prilor, n. the head of a priory of monks.
Prilo-rate, n. government by a prior.
Prior-ess, n. a superior of a convent of nuns.
Pri-or'i-ty, n. state of being first; precedence.
Pri'or-ship, n. the state or office of a prior.
Prior-y, n. a convent inferior to an abbey.
Pris age, n. a kind of duty or custom.
Prism, n. a sort of mathematical glass.
Pris-matic, a. formed as a prism.
Pris-mát/i-cal-ly, ad. in the form of a prism.
Priş möid, n. a body somewhat like a prism.
Prison, (priz'zn) n. place of confinement; jail.
Prison, (priz'zn) v. a. to imprison; to confine.
Pris'on-base, (príz/zn-bas) n. a kind of rural
play, commonly called prisonbars.
Priş/on-er, (priz zn-er) n. one who is confined
in prison; a captive; one taken by an enemy.
Priş on-höûse, (priz/zn-höûs) n. a jail; a hold.
Prision-ment, (priz/zn-měnt) n. imprisonment.
Pristine, a. first; ancient; original.
Prith'ee, a corruption of I pray thee.
Priva-cy, [pri'va-se, P. E. Ja. Wb.; pri va-se,
or priva-se, W. J. F.; priv'a-se, S.] n. se-
crecy; retirement; privity.

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Private, a. not open; secret; alone; not pub Private, n. a common soldier. Pri-va-téēr', n. a private ship of war. Pri-va-teer', v. n. to fit out ships against enemies. Private-ly, ad. secretly; not openly. Private-ness, n. secrecy; privacy; retirement. Pri-va tion, n. the loss of any thing; absence. *Priva-tive, [priv'a-tiv, S. W. J. E. F. Ja.; pri va-tiv, P.] a. causing privation; not posi*Priva-tive, n. a negative property. [tive. *Priva-tive-ly, ad. by privation; negatively. *Priva-tive-ness, n. notation of absence. Privet, n. a plant or shrub.

Privilege, n. a peculiar benefit; an immunity. Privilege, v. a. to grant a privilege; to exempt.

Privi-ly, ad. secretly; privately.
Privi-ty, n. private concurrence; privacy.
Privy, a. secret; private; privately knowing.
Priv'y, n. place of retirement; necessary house.
Prize, n. a reward gained by contest; plunder.
Prize, v. a. to raise with a lever. See Pry.
Prize, v. a. to rate; to esteem; to value highly.
Prize fight-er, n. one that fights for a reward.
Prizler, n. one who prizes or values.
Pro, [L.] for; in defence of: pro and con (for
pro and contra), for and against. [truth.
Prob-a-bil'i-ty, n. likelihood; appearance of
Prob'a-ble, a. likely; having some evidence.
Prob a-bly, ad. likely; in likelihood.
Probate, n. the proof of a will; a court for the
trial of wills.

Pro-ba'tion, n. proof; trial; novitiate.
Pro-bā/tion-al,

Pro-ba'tion-a-ry, a. serving for trial.

Pro-ba'tion-er, n. one upon trial; a novice.
Pro-ba tion-er-ship, n. state of a probationer.
Pro-ba tor, n. an examiner: in law, an accuser.
Prō'ba-to-ry, [prō'ba-tur-e, S. P. E. Wb.; prob'ą-

tur-e, W. Ja.] a. serving for trial or proof.
Pro-baltum est, [L.] it is tried and proved.
Probe, n. a surgeon's instrument.
Probe, v. a. to search; to try by an instrument.
Probe/sciş-şorş, n. pl. scissors to open wounds.
Prob'j-ty, n. honesty; uprightness; veracity.
Problem, n. a question proposed for solution.
Prob-le-măt'i-cal, a. uncertain; disputable.
Prob-le-măt'i-cal-ly, ad. uncertainly.
Prob-lem'a-tize, v. n. to propose problems.
Pro-bos cis, n. the trunk of an elephant.
Pro-ca/cious, (pro-kā'shus) a. petulant; saucy.
Pro-cac'i-ty, n. petulance; looseness.
Pro-cat-arx'is, n. a preexistent cause of disease.
Pro-cedure, (pro-sed'yur) n. conduct; process.
Pro-ceed', v. n. to go on; to advance; to issue;
to arise; to act; to prosecute.
Pro-ceed er, n. one who proceeds.
Pro-ceeding, n. a transaction; a procedure.
Proceeds, or Pro-cēēds', [pro-sédz', W. P. Wb.;
prō'sēdz, Ja.] n. pl. produce; income.
Pro-cer'i-ty, n. tallness; height of stature.
Process, n. a progress; an order; course of law.
Pro-ces/sion, (pro-sĕsh'un) n. a train marching
in ceremonious solemnity; the act of issuing.
Pro-ces'sion-al, (pro-sĕsh'un-al) n. a book relat-
ing to the processions of the Romish church.
Pro-ces'sion-al, Pro-ces'sion-a-ry, (pro-sěs/shun-
a-re) a. relating to procession.

Pro chein, (pro'shẹn) a. [Fr.] nearest; next.
Pro/chro-nism, n. the dating of a thing too ear-
Prō'ci-děnce, n. a falling down.
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Pro-cinct', n. complete preparation. [outlaw.
Pro-claim, v. a. to promulgate; to publish; to

Pro-claim er, n. one who proclaims.
Proc-la-ma tion, n. a public, official notice.
Pro-clivi-ty, n. tendency; inclination.
Pro-cli/vous, a. inclined; tending by nature.
Pro-con'sul, n. a Roman governor.
Pro-con'su-lar, a. belonging to a proconsul.
Pro-con/su-late, n. the office of proconsul.
Pro-con'sul-ship, n. the office of a proconsul.

Pro-fěss', v. a. & n. to declare openly; to avow. Pro-fessed-ly, ad. with open declaration. Pro-fes'sion, (pro-fěsh'un) n. a calling; a vocation; a known employment; a declaration. Pro-fes'sion-al, (pro-fesh'un-al) a. relating to a particular calling or profession. Pro-fes'sion-al-ly, ad. by profession.

Pro-fes/sor, n. one who professes or teaches.

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Pro-cras ti-nate, v. n. to be dilatory.
Pro-cras-ti-nation, n. delay; dilatoriness.
Pro-cras'ti-na-tor, n. a dilatory person.
Pro'cre-ant, a. productive; pregnant.
Pro/cre-ate, v. a. to generate; to produce.
Pro-cre-a'tion, n. generation; production.
Pro/cre-a-tive, a. generative; productive.
Pro/cre-a-tive-ness, n. the power of generation.
Prō'cre-a-tor, n. a generator; a begetter.
Proctor, n. an advocate; an attorney in a

Pro-fessor-ship, n. the office of a professor.
Prof fer, v. a. to propose; to offer; to attempt.
Prof fer, n. an offer made; a proposal.
Prof fer-er, n. he that proffers.

Pro-ficience, (pro-fish'ens) In. advance-
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itual court; an officer in a university. Proc'tor-age, n. management: in contempt. Proc-tor/j-cal, a. belonging to a proctor. Proc'tor-ship, n. office or dignity of a proctor. Pro-cum/bent, a. lying down; prone. Pro-cur/a-ble, a. obtainable; acquirable. Procu-ra-cy, n. the management of any thing. Proc-u-ra tion, n. procurement; management. Proc'u-ra-tor, n. a manager; an agent. Proc-u-ra-to'ri-al, a. relating to a procurator. Proc-u-ra tor-ship, u. the office of a procurator. Pro-cura-to-ry, a. tending to procuration. Pro-cure',

v. a. to manage; to obtain ; to acquire. Pro-cure', v. n. to bawd; to pimp. Pro-cure/ment, n. the act of procuring. Pro-curler, n. one who procures; an obtainer. Pro-curless, n. a bawd; a seducing woman. Prodi-gal, a. profuse; wasteful; expensive. Prod'i-gal, n. a waster; a spendthrift. Prod-i-gali-ty, n. extravagance; profusion. Prodi-gal-ly, ad. profusely; wastefully. Pro-digious, (pro-dij'us) a. amazing; monstrous. Pro-digious-ly, (pro-dij'us-lẹ) ad. amazingly. Pro-digious-ness, n. enormousness. Prodj-dy, n. a monster; any thing astonishing. Fro-dition, (pro-dish'un) n. treachery. Prod'į-to-ry, a. treacherous; perfidious. Pro-duce', v. a. to bring forth, exhibit, cause. Produce, (prod'dūs) [prod'dús, W. Ja.; prodjūs, S.; prod'ūs, J. E. F.; prō dūs, Ash.] n. product; profit.

Pro-duce'ment, n. production.

Profit, n. gain; advantage; advancement.
Profit, v. a. to benefit, advantage, advance.
Profit, v. n. to gain advantage; to improve.
Profit-a-ble, a. gainful; lucrative; useful.
Profit-a-ble-ness, n. gainfulness; usefulness.
Profit-a-bly, ad. gainfully; advantageously.
Profli-ga-cy, n. profligate or shameless conduct.
Profli-gate, a. abandoned to vice; wicked.
Prof'li-gate, n. an abandoned, shameless wretch.
Profi-gate-ly, ad. with profligacy.
Profli-gate-ness, n. profligacy.
Proflu-ence, n. progress; course.
Pro för ma, [L.] for form's sake.
Pro-föûnd, a. deep; thorough; low; humble.
Pro-föûnd', n. the deep; the sea; the abyss.
Pro-föûnd ly, ad. deeply; thoroughly.
Pro-föûnd'ness, n. profundity; depth.
Pro-fun'di-ty, n. depth of place or knowledge.
Pro-fuse', a. lavish; prodigal; overabounding.
Pro-fusely, ad. lavishly; with exuberance.
Pio-fuse/ness, n. lavishness; prodigality.
Pro-fusion, (pro-fū/zhụn) n. lavishness; prodi-
gality; extravagance; abundance.
Prog, v. n. to shift meanly for provisions: low.
Prog, n. victuals; provision of any kind: low.
Pro-gen'i-tor, n. a forefather; an ancestor.
Progle-ny, n. offspring; descendants; race.
Prognosis, n. [Gr.] the foretelling of the event
of a disease.

Piog-nos tic, a. foretokening; foreshowing.
Prog-nos tic, n. a sign; a token; prediction.
Prog-nos'ti-ca-ble, a. that may be foretold.
Prog-nos ti-cate, v. a. to foretell; to foreshow.
Prog-nos-ti-ca/tion, n. the act of foretelling.
Prog-nos ti-ca-tor, n. one who foretells.
Pro-gram'ma, n. [L.] a proclamation; a preface.
Progress, [prog'gres, S. W. P. J. E. F. Wb.;
progres, Ja. Entick.] n. a course; advance-
ment; a journey.

tory. Pro-fane, v. a. to violate; to put to wrong use. Pro-fane/ly, ad. with irreverence; wickedly. Pro-fane'ness, n. irreverence of what is sacred. Pro-fan'er, n. one who profanes or pollutes. Pro-fani-ty, n. profaneness. See Profaneness, which is a word better authorized.

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Pro-gres'sive, a. going forward; advancing.
Pro-gres/sive-ly, ad. by regular course.
Pro-gres'sive-ness, n. the state of advancing.
Pro hac vice, [L.] for this turn.
Pro-hib'it, v. a. to forbid; to interdict; to hin-
Pro-hib'it-er, n. a forbidder; an interdicter.
Pro-hj-bition, (prō-he-bish'un) n. an interdict.

Pro-hibi-tive, or Pro-hib'j-to-ry, a. forbidding.
Pro-ject, v. a. to scheme; to form; to contrive.
Pro-ject', v. n. to jut out; to shoot forward.
Project, n. a scheme; a design; contrivance.
Pro-jéc tile, n. a body put in motion.
Pro-jěc tile, a. impelled forward.
Pro-jection, n. the act of projecting; a plan;
a delineation.

Pro-ject ment, n. a design; a contrivance.
Pro-ject or, n. one who projects or designs.
Pro-jecture, (pro-ject yur) n. a jutting out.
Pro late, [pro lat, S. E. Wb. Ash; prolat, W.]
a. oblate; flattened at the poles.
Pro-la tion, n. pronunciation; utterance.
Prol-e-gome̟-na, n. pl. [Gr.] introductory re-
marks; a preface.

Pro-lěp'sis, n. an anticipation; an anachronism.
Pro-leptic, or Pro-lep/ti-cal, a. antecedent.
Pro-lep/ti-cal-ly, ad. by way of anticipation.
Pro-lific, Pro-lifi-cal, a. fruitful; productive.
Pro-lifi-cal-ly, ad. fruitfully; pregnantly.
Pro-lif-i-ca tion, n. generation; production.
Pro-lific-ness, n. the state of being prolific.
Pro-lix', [pro-liks', S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja. ; pro-
liks, or pro liks, Wb.] a. long; tedious.
Pro-lix'i-ty, n. tediousness; tiresome length.
Pro-lix ly, ad. at great length; tediously.
Pro-lix ness, n. tediousness; prolixity.
*Prol-o-cultor, [pro-lo-ku tur, P. Ja. ; pro-lõk -
ku-tur, J. F. Wb.; prol-o-kū/tur, W.; prolio-
ku-tur, S.] n. the foreman; the speaker of a

convocation.

*Prol-o-cu tor-ship, n. the office of prolocutor.
*Prologue, [prolog, S. W. P. J. E. F.; prolog,
Ja. Wb. n. a preface; an introduction.
*Prologue, v. a. to introduce with a preface.
Pro-long', v. a. to lengthen out; to continue.
Pro-lon-ga tion, n. act of lengthening; delay.
Pro-long er, n. he or that which prolongs.
Pro-lusion, (pro-lū/zhụn) n. a prelude.
Prom'e-näde, n. [Fr.] walk; place of walking.
Promi-něnce, Promi-nen-cy, n. protuberance.
Prom'i-něnt, a. standing out; protuberant.
Promi-něnt-ly, ad. with prominence.
Pro-mis cu-ous, a. mingled; confused; mixed.
Pro-mis cu-ous-ly, ad. with confused mixture.
Pro-mis'cu-ous-ness, n. the being promiscuous.
Promise, n. a binding declaration.

Promise, v. a. & n. to assure by a promise.
Prom-i-sée', n. one to whom a promise is made.
Prom'is-er, n. one who promises.
Prom is-so-ri-ly, ad. by way of promise.
Prom is-so-ry, a. containing a promise.
Prom/on-to-ry, n. high land jutting into the sea.
Pro-mote', v. a. to forward; to advance; to
exalt; to raise in rank or office.
Pro-mot er, n. one who promotes or advances.
Pro-motion, n. advancement; preferment.
Pro-motive, a. tending to promote.
Prompt, (promt) a. quick; ready; acute; easy.
Prompt, (promt) v. a. to assist; to incité.
Prompt er, (promt'er) n. one who prompts.
Promp'ti-tude, n. readiness; quickness.
Prompt/ly, (promt/le) ad. readily; quickly.
Prompt'ness, (promt'nes) n. readiness.
Prompt'ure, (promt'yur) n. a suggestion.
Pro-mul gate, v. a. to publish; to make known.
Prom-ul-ga'tion, n. publication; exhibition.
Prom-ul-ga'tor, [prom-ul-ga'tur, W. J. F.; prō-
mul-ga tur, E. Ja.; pro-můl ga-tur, S.] n.
publisher; an open teacher.
Pro-mulge', v. a. to promulgate; to publish.
Pro-mulger, n. a publisher; a promulgator.

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Prōne, a. bending downward; inclined. Prōne'ness, n. the being prone; inclination. Prong, n. the tine of a fork, &c. Pro-nom'j-nal, a. relating to a pronoun. Pro/nöûn, n. a word used instead of a noun. Pro-nöûnce', v. a. & n. to speak; to utter; to declare; to utter rhetorically. Pro-nöûnce/a-ble, a. that may be pronounced. Pro-nöûnç er, n. one who pronounces. Pro-nun-ci-a tion, (pro-nun-she-a'shun) [pronun-she-a'shun, W. P. J. F. Ja.; prō-nunsha shun, S.] n. the act or mode of utterance. Pro-nun ci-a-tive, (pro-nun'shẹ-a-tĩv) a. tering.

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Prôôf, n. evidence; test; trial; impenetrabil-
ity; a rough sheet of print to be corrected.
Proof, a. impenetrable; able to resist.
Prop, v. a. to support; to sustain; to keep up.
Prop, n. a support; that which sustains.
Prop'a-ga-ble, a. that may be propagated.
Prop'a-gate, v. a. to extend; to increase; to
Prop'a-gate, v. n. to have offspring. [generate.
Prop-a-ga'tion, n. generation; extension.
Propa-ga-tor, n. one who propagates.
Pro-pel, v. a. to drive or urge forward.
Pro-pend', v. n. to incline to any part; to lean.
Pro-pen'den-cy, n. inclination or tendency.
Pro-pense, a. leaning; inclined; disposed.
Pro-pense'ness, n. a natural tendency.
Pro-pen'sion, Pro-pěn'sj-ty, n. inclination; bias.
Prop'er, a. peculiar; one's own; natural; fit.
Prop-er-ation, n. the act of hastening.
Prop er-ly, ad. fitly; in a strict sense.
Prop'er-ness, n. the quality of being proper.
Prop'er-ty, n. a peculiar quality; a possession;
what one possesses; an estate; goods.
Proph'a-sis, n. the foreknowledge of diseases.
Prophe-cy, n. a foretelling; a prediction.
Proph'e-si-er, n. one who prophesies.
Proph'e-sy, v. a. & n. to predict; to foretell;
to foreshow.

Prophet, n. one who foretells; a predicter.
Prophet-ess, n. a female prophet.
Pro-phetic, or Pro-phět'i-cal, a. foretelling.
Pro-phět i-cal-ly, ad. in manner of a prophecy.
Pro-phy-lac tic, n. a preventive medicine.
Pro-phy-lăc tịc, Pro-phy-lăc'ti-cal, a. preventive.
Pro-pin/qui-ty, n. nearness; kindred.
Pro-piti-a-ble, (pro-pish'e-a-bl) a. placable.
Pro-pi/ti-ate, (pro-pish'e-at) v. a. to induce to
favor; to conciliate; to make propitious.
Pro-pi-ti-ation, (pro-pish-e-a'shun) [pro-pish-e-
a shun, W. P. J. F. Ja.; prō-pe-sha'shun, S.]
n. the act of making propitious; atonement.
Pro-piti-a-tor, (pro-pish'e-a-tur) n. an appeaser.
Pro-piti-a-to-ry, (pro-pish'e-a-tur-e) a. having
the power to make propitious.
Pro-piti-a-to-ry, n. among the Jews, mercy-seat.
Pro-pitious, (pro-pish'us) a. favorable; kind.
Pro-pitious-ly, (pro-pish'us-le) ad. favorably.
Pro-pitious-ness, (pro-pish'us-nes) n. kind-
Prō'plăşm, n. a mould; a matrix.
Pro-plastice, n. the art of making moulds.
Pro'po-lis, n. a glutinous substance.
Pro-ponent, n. one that makes a proposal.
Pro-portion, n. the comparative relation of one
thing to another; symmetry; size; part.
Pro-por'tion, v. a. to adjust by comparative re-
lation; to form symmetrically.
Pro-portion-a-ble, a. that may be proportioned.
Pro-portion-a-ble-ness, n. proportionable state.
Pro-por'tion-a-bly, ad. by proportion.
Pro-pōr'tion-al, a. having due proportion.

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