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2. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.

3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep . " Profound sciatica."

Shak.

Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. Milman.

4. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow .

What humble gestures! What profound reverence! Dupp<?/.

Profound <Xpage=1144>

Pro*found" (?) , n. 1. The deep; the sea; the ocean.

God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys.

2. An abyss.

Milton.

Profound <Xpage=1144>

Pro*found" , v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Profound <Xpage=1144>

Pro*found" , v. i. To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.]

Profoundly <Xpage=1144>

Pro*found"ly , adv. In a profound manner.

Why sigh you so profoundly ? Shak.

Profoundness <Xpage=1144>

Pro*found"ness , n. The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth.

Hooker.

Profulgent <Xpage=1144>

Pro*ful"gent (?) , a. [Pref. pro- + L. fulgere to shine.] Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. [Obs.] " Profulgent in preciousness."

Chaucer.

Profundity <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fun"di*ty (?) , n. ; pl. -ties (#) . [L. profunditas : cf. F. profondite . See Profound .] The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc. "The vast profundity obscure."

Milton.

Profuse <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fuse" (?) , a. [L. profusus , p. p. of profundere to pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf. F. profus . See Fuse to melt.] 1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.

A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. Milton.

2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure . " Profuse ornament."

Kames.

Syn. -- Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant. -- Profuse , Lavish , Prodigal . Profuse denotes pouring out (as money, etc.) with great fullness or freeness; as, profuse in his expenditures, thanks, promises, etc. Lavish is stronger, implying unnecessary or wasteful excess; as, lavish of his bounties, favors, praises, etc. Prodigal is stronger still, denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as, prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure some object. Dryden.

Profuse <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fuse" (?) , v. t. To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Profusely <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fuse"ly (?) , adv. In a profuse manner.

Profuseness <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fuse"ness , n. Extravagance; profusion.

Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness . Atterbury.

Profusion <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fu"sion (?) , n. [L. profusio : cf. F. profusion .]

1. The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting.

Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? Rowe.

2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities .

Addison.

Profusive <Xpage=1144>

Pro*fu"sive (?) , a. Profuse; lavish; prodigal. [Obs.]

Prog <Xpage=1144>

Prog (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Progged (<?/) . p. pr. & vb. n. Progging .] [Cf. D. prachen , G. prachern , Dan. prakke , Sw. pracka , to beg, L. procare , procari , to ask, demand, and E. prowl .] 1. To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks. [Low]

A perfect artist in progging for money. Fuller.

I have been endeavoring to prog for you. Burke.

2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low]

Johnson.

3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot.]

Prog <Xpage=1144>

Prog , n. 1. Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies. [Slang]

Swift.

So long as he picked from the filth his prog . R. Browning.

2. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. [Slang]

3. A goal; progue. [Scot.]

Progenerate <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen"er*ate (?) , v. t. [L. progeneratus , p. p. of progenerare to beget; pro forth, forward + generare to generate.] To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to progenerate a race . [R.]

Landor.

Progeneration <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen`er*a"tion (?) , n. [L. progeneratio .] The act of begetting; propagation. [R.]

Progenitor <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen"i*tor (?) , n. [OF. progeniteur , L. progenitor , fr. progignere , progenitum , to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.

And reverence thee their great progenitor . Milton.

Progenitorship <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen"i*tor*ship , n. The state of being a progenitor.

Progenitress <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen"i*tress (?) , n. A female progenitor.

Progeniture <Xpage=1144>

Pro*gen"i*ture (?) , n. [F. prog\'82niture .] A begetting, or birth. [R.]

Progeny <Xpage=1144>

Prog"e*ny (?) , n. [OE. progenie , F. prog\'82nie , fr. L. progenies , fr. progignere . See Progenitor .] Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. " Issued from the progeny of kings."

Shak.

Proglottid <Xpage=1144>

Pro*glot"tid (?) , n. (Zo\'94l) Proglottis.

Proglottis <Xpage=1144>

Pro*glot"tis (?) , n. ; pl. Proglottides (#) . [NL. fr. Gr. <?/ the tip of the tongue; <?/ forward + <?/ the tongue.] (Zo\'94l) One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

Prognathi <Xpage=1144>

Prog"na*thi (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Prognathous .] (Zo\'94l) A comprehensive group of mankind, including those that have prognathous jaws.

Prognathic <Xpage=1144>

Prog*nath"ic , a. (Anat.) Prognathous.

Prognathism <Xpage=1144>

Prog"na*thism (?) , n. (Anat.) Projection of the jaws. -- Prog"na*thy (#) , n. <-- why not a dual-headword here? -->

Prognathous <Xpage=1144>

Prog"na*thous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ before + <?/ the jaw] (Anat.) Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; -- opposed to orthognathous . See Gnathic index , under Gnathic .

Their countenances had the true prognathous character. Kane.

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Progne <Xpage=1145>

Prog"ne (?) , n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See Martin . (c) An American butterfly ( Polygonia, &or; Vanessa, Progne ). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L -shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma .

Prognosis <Xpage=1145>

Prog*no"sis (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to know beforehand; <?/ before + <?/ to know. See Know .] (Med.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad .

Prosnostic <Xpage=1145>

Pros*nos"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/. See Prognosis .] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.

Prognostic <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos"tic , n. [L. prognosticum , Gr. <?/: cf. F. pronostic , prognostic . See Prognostic , a. ]

1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction.

That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. Macaulay.

2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease.

Parr.

Syn. -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.

Prognostic <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos"tic , v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.]

Prognosticable <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos"tic*a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being prognosticated or foretold.

Sir T. Browne.

Prognosticate <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos"ti*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prognosticated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prognosticating .] [See Prognostic .] To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil .

Burke.

I neither will nor can prognosticate To the young gaping heir his father's fate. Dryden.

Syn. -- To foreshow; foretoken; betoken; forebode; presage; predict; prophesy.

Prognostication <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. prognostication .]

1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

2. That which foreshows; a foretoken.

Shak.

Prognosticator <Xpage=1145>

Prog*nos"ti*ca`tor (?) , n. One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs.

Isa. xlvii. 13.

Program <Xpage=1145>

Pro"gram (?) , n. Same as Programme .

Programma <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gram"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Programmata (#) . [ L. See Programme .]

1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general assembly of the people.

2. An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.

3. See Programme .

4. A preface. [Obs.]

T. Warton.

Programme <Xpage=1145>

Pro"gramme (?) , n. [L. programma a public proclamation, manifesto, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to write before or in public; <?/ before, forth + <?/ to write; cf. F. programme . See Graphic .] That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch.

Programme music (Mus.) , descriptive instrumental music which requires an argument or programme to explain the meaning of its several movements.

Progress <Xpage=1145>

Prog"ress (?; 277) , n. [L. progressus , from progredi , p. p. progressus , to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progr\'8as . See Grade .]

<-- each subdefinition implicitly begins with "a moving forward . . . " --> 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance ; specifically: (a) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. (b) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase. (c) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art. (d) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school . (e) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress .

2. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.

The king being returned from his progresse . Evelyn. <-- sic. -->

Progress <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gress" (?; formerly pronounced like Progress , n. ) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Progressed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing .]

1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing . "As his recovery progressed ."

Thackeray.

Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. Shak.

They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. Washington.

The war had progressed for some time. Marshall.

2. To make improvement; to advance.

Bayard.

If man progresses , art must progress too. Caird.

Progress <Xpage=1145>

Prog"ress (?; see Progress , v. i. ) , v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.]

Milton.

Progression <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gres"sion (?) , n. [L. progressio : cf. F. progression .]

1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time.

I hope, in a short progression , you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. Evelyn.

3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.

4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.

Arithmetical progression , a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers <lbrace2/ 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 <rbrace2/ by the difference 2.

-- Geometrical progression , a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers <lbrace2/ 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 <rbrace2/ by a continual multiplication or division by 2.

-- Harmonic progression , a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as <frac12/, <frac14/, <frac16/, <frac18/, <frac110/.

Progressional <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gres"sion*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of, progress.

Progressionist <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gres"sion*ist , n.

1. One who holds to a belief in the progression of society toward perfection.

2. One who maintains the doctrine of progression in organic forms; -- opposed to uniformitarian .

H. Spencer.

Progressist <Xpage=1145>

Prog"ress*ist (?) , n. One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist.

Progressive <Xpage=1145>

Pro*gress"ive (?) , a. [Cf. F. progressif .]

1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course ; -- opposed to retrograde .

2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state .

Progressive euchre &or; whist , a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. -- Progressive muscular atrophy (Med.) , a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles.

-- Pro*gress"ive*ly , adv. -- Pro*gress"ive*ness , n.

Progue <Xpage=1145>

Progue (?) , v. i. To prog. [Obs.]

P. Fletcher.

Progue <Xpage=1145>

Progue , n. A sharp point; a goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.] -- v. t. To prick; to goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.] .

Proheme <Xpage=1145>

Pro"heme (?) , n. Proem. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Prohibit <Xpage=1145>

Pro*hib"it (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prohibited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prohibiting .] [L. prohibitus , p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See Habit .]

1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree ; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing .

&hand; Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing .

2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.

Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.

Syn. -- To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder. -- Prohibit , Forbid . To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more formal or official. A parent forbids his child to be out late at night; he prohibits his intercourse with the profane and vicious.

Prohibiter <Xpage=1145>

Pro*hib"it*er (?) , n. One who prohibits or forbids; a forbidder; an interdicter.

Prohibition <Xpage=1145>

Pro`hi*bi"tion (?) , n. [L. prohibitio : cf. F. prohibition .]

1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.

The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions . Tillotson.

2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages.

Writ of prohibition (Law) , a writ issued by a superior tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it.

Blackstone.

&hand; By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.

Prohibitionist <Xpage=1145>

Pro`hi*bi"tion*ist , n.

1. One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist.

2. One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.

Prohibitive <Xpage=1145>

Pro*hib"it*ive , a. [Cf. F. prohibitif .] That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive .

Prohibitory <Xpage=1145>