Pro-pĕnd’, v. i.

v. i. [Lat. propendēre, from pro, forward, forth, and pendēre, to hang; It. propéndere, Sp. propender.] To lean toward a thing; to incline, or be disposed in favor of, any thing. [Obs.]

We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down, or as a spark flieth upward. Barrow.