Proverbialist
Pro‐ver″bi‐al‐ist, n. One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Proverbialize
Pro‐ver″bi‐al‐ize (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. F. proverbialiser.] To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
Proverbially
Pro‐ver″bi‐al‐ly, adv. In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy.
Provexity
Pro‐vex″i‐ty (?), n. [L. provehere to advance. Cf. Provect.] Great advance in age.
Provide
Pro‐vide″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Provided; p. pr. & vb. n.Providing.] [L. providere, provisum; pro before + videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Prudent, Purvey.] 1. To look out ...
Provide (2)
Pro‐vide″, v. i. 1. To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; — foll...
Provided
Pro‐vid″ed (?), conj. On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; — usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of a...
Providence
Prov″i‐dence (?), n. [L. providentia: cf. F. providence. See Provident, and cf. Prudence.] 1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; pr...
Provident
Prov″i‐dent (?), a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf. Prudent.] Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in...
Providential
Prov′i‐den″tial (?), a. [Cf. F. providentiel.] Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a providential escap...
Providently
Prov″i‐dent‐ly (?), adv. In a provident manner.
Providentness
Prov″i‐dent‐ness, n. The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy.
Provider
Pro‐vid″er (?), n. One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.
Providore
Prov″i‐dore (?), n. [See Provedore.] One who makes provision; a purveyor. De Foe.
Province
Prov″ince (?), n. [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See Victor.] 1. (Roman Hist.) A country or region, more or less remote from ...
Provincial
Pro‐vin″cial (?), a. [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See Province, and cf. Provencal.] 1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government...
Provincial (2)
Pro‐vin″cial, n. 1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.2. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the...
Provincialism
Pro‐vin″cial‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.] A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a ...
Provincialist
Pro‐vin″cial‐ist, n. One who lives in a province; a provincial.
Provinciality
Pro‐vin′ci‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of language characteristic of a province. T. Warton.
Provincialize
Pro‐vin″cial‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Provincialized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Provincializing (?).] To render provincial. M. Arnold.
Provincially
Pro‐vin″cial‐ly, adv. In a provincial manner.
Provinciate
Pro‐vin″ci‐ate (?), v. t. To convert into a province or provinces. Howell.
Provine
Pro‐vine″ (?), v. i. [F. provingner, fr. provin a set, layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.] To l...
Provision
Pro‐vi″sion (?), n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.] 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak.2. That which is provided or prepared; that which...
Provision (2)
Pro‐vi″sion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Provisioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Provisioning.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.They were provisioned for a journ...
Provisional
Pro‐vi″sion‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. provisionnel.] Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; — used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisi...