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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pro-nōm'i-nal, a. p. 1047Belonging to, or partaking of, the nature of a pronoun.Pro-nōm'i-nal-ly, adv. p. 1047In a pronominal manner; with the nature or office of a pronoun.Prononcé, a. p. 1047Strongly marked; decided, as in manners, &c.Prō'noun, n. p. 1047(Gram.) A word used instead of a noun or name, to prevent the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they. The last is used for the name of…Pro-nounce', v. t. p. 1047To utter articulately; to utter; to speak distinctly; as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly. 2. To utter formally, officially, or solemnly; as, the court pronounced…Pro-nounce’, v. i. p. 1047To speak; to make declaration; to utter an opinion. [R.] “How confidently soever men pronounce of themselves.” Decay of Piety.Pro-nounce', n. p. 1047The act of pronouncing or declaring; declaration. [Obs.]Pro-nounce'a-ble, a. p. 1047Capable of being pronounced or uttered.Pro-nounced', a. p. 1047Strongly marked; decided. [A Gallicism.] “Our friend's views became every day more pronounced.” Thackeray.Pro-noun'cer, n. p. 1047One who utters or declares.Pro-noun'cing, p. a. p. 1047Teaching or indicating pronunciation; as, a pronouncing dictionary.Pro-nū'bi-al, a. p. 1047Presiding over marriage.Pro-nūn'cial, a. p. 1047Pertaining to pronunciation.Pro-nŭn'ci-a-mĕn’to, n. p. 1047A proclamation; a manifesto. See PRONUNCIAMIENTO.Pro-nun'ci-a-mi-ēn’to, n. p. 1047A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration.Pro-nūn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 1047The act of uttering with articulation; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables or words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The act or…Pro-nŭn'ci-ā'tor, n. p. 1047One who pronounces; a pronouncer. [Rare.]Pro-nūn'ci-a-to-ry (-shī-), adv. p. 1047Pertaining to pronunciation.Pro-nŭn'ci-a-tive, a. p. 1047Of, or pertaining to, pronunciation. 2. Uttering confidently; dogmatical. [Obs.] Bacon.Pro͞of, n. p. 1047Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; test; trial. You shall have many proofs to show your skill. Ford. In aught that tries the heart, how few withstand…Pro͞of, a. p. 1048Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; water-proof; bomb-proof. I have found thee Proof against all temptation. Milton. This was a good, stout proof article of faith. Burke.Pro͞of-ärm′, v. t. p. 1048To arm with proof, or securely. A delicate, and knows it, And out of that proof-arms herself. Beau. & Fl.Pro͞of'less, a. p. 1048Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved. Boyle.Pro͞of'less-ly, adv. p. 1048Without proof.Pro͞of'-sheet, n. p. 1048See PROOF, 6.Pro͞of'-spĭr'it, n. p. 1048A mixture of pure alcohol and water in the proportions by weight of 100 parts of alcohol to 103.09 of water, and by measure of 100 parts of alcohol to 81.82 of water. Ure.Pro͞of'-tĕxt, n. p. 1048A passage of Scripture relied upon for proving a doctrine.Prŏp, v. t. p. 1048To support or prevent from falling by placing something under or against; as, to prop a fence or an old building. “Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky.” Pope. 2. Hence, to sustain; to…Prŏp, n. p. 1048That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which any thing rests for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for vines; a prop for an old building.Prō'pæ-deū'tic or Prō'pæ-deū'tic-al, a. p. 1048Pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; instructing beforehand.Prō'pæ-deū'tics, n. sing. p. 1048Preliminary learning connected with any art or science. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Brande.Prŏp'a-ga-ble, a. p. 1048Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production. 2. Capable of being spread or extended by any means;—said of tenets, doctrines, or principles.Prŏp'a-găn'dȧ, n. p. 1048A society in Rome, popularly so called, charged with the management of the Roman Catholic missions, and styled Societas de Propaganda Fide. Murdock.Prŏp'a-găn'dĭsm, n. p. 1048The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.Prŏp'a-găn'dist, n. p. 1048A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. Bonaparte selected a body to compose his sanhedrim of political propagandists. Walsh.Prŏp'a-gāte, v. t. p. 1048To continue or multiply by generation or successive production;—applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate any species of fruit-tree. 2. To cause to…Prôp'a-gâte, v. i. p. 1048To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, wild horses propagate in the forests of South America.Prôp'a-gâ'tion, n. p. 1048The act of propagating; the continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants. There is not in nature any spontaneous…Prôp'a-gâ'tive, a. p. 1048Producing by propagation, or by a process of growth.Prŏp'a-gā'tor, n. p. 1048One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.Pro-pèl', v. t. p. 1048To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by the force of gunpowder.Pro-pĕl'ler, n. p. 1048One who, or that which, propels. 2. A contrivance for propelling a steamboat, consisting of a screw placed in the stern and made to revolve by steam-power, or the like. 3. A steamboat thus propelled.Pro-pĕnd’, v. i. p. 1048To 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.Pro-pĕnd'en-cy, n. p. 1048A leaning toward; inclination; tendency of desire to any thing. 2. Attentive deliberation. [Rare.] Hale.Pro-pĕnd'ent, a. p. 1048Inclining forward or toward. [Rare.] South.Pro-pênse', a. p. 1048Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed either to good or evil; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker.Pro-pênse'ly, adv. p. 1048In a propense manner.Pro-pênse'ness, n. p. 1048The quality of being propense; propensity; inclination. [Rare.] Donne.Pro-pĕn'sion or Pro-pĕn'si-ty, n. p. 1048The state of being propense or inclined; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bent of mind; tendency. The most frightful of the forms which his disease took, was a propensity to utter…Prŏp'er, a. p. 1048Belonging to as one’s own; own. “Our proper son.” Shak. Now learn the difference, at your proper cost, Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. Dryden. 2. Belonging to the natural or essential…Prôp’er, adv. p. 1048Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good; proper sweet. [Colloq. and vulgar.]Prŏp'er-āte, v. t. p. 1048To hasten or urge forward. [Obs.]Prŏp'er-ā'tion, n. p. 1048The act of hastening or urging forward; haste. [Obs.]Pro-pĕr'-i-spōme, n. p. 1048(Gr. Gram.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.Prŏp'er-ly, adv. p. 1048In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted. 2. In a strict sense; strictly. The miseries of life are not properly owing to the unequal distribution of…Prŏp'er-ness, n. p. 1048The quality of being proper. 2. Tallness. [Obs.] 3. Perfect form; handsomeness. [Obs.]Prŏp'er-ty, n. p. 1048That which is proper to any thing; a peculiar quality of any thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it. Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is…Prŏp'er-ty, v. t. p. 1048To invest with properties or qualities. 2. To take as one's own; to appropriate. Shak.Prŏp'er-ty-mān, n. p. 1048One who has charge of the properties of a theater. Simmonds.Pro-phāne', v. t. & a. p. 1048Same as PROFANE. [Obs.]