Webster's Dictionary 1913

8614

Promotive

Pro‐mo″tive (?), a. Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. Hume.

8615

Promove

Pro‐move″ (?), v. t. [See Promote.] To move forward; to advance; to promote. Bp. Fell.

8616

Promover

Pro‐mov″er (?), n. A promoter.

8617

Prompt

Prompt (prŏmt; 215), a. [Compar.Prompter (?); superl.Promptest.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand, ready, qu...

8618

Prompt (2)

Prompt, n.(Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.To cover any probable difference...

8619

Prompt (3)

Prompt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prompted; p. pr. & vb. n.Prompting.]1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.God first... prompted on the infi...

8620

Prompt-book

Prompt″–book′ (�), n. The book used by a prompter of a theater.

8621

Prompt-note

Prompt″–note′ (?), n.(Com.) A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given to the purchaser at a sale of goods.

8622

Prompter

Prompt″er (?), n.1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next...

8623

Promptitude

Prompt″i‐tude (?), n. [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See Prompt, a.] The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in ...

8624

Promptly

Prompt″ly, adv. In a prompt manner.

8625

Promptness

Prompt″ness, n.1. Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.2. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.

8626

Promptuary

Promp″tu‐a‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to preparation. Bacon.

8627

Promptuary (2)

Promp″tu‐a‐ry, n. [L. promptuarium, fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire. See Prompt, a.] That from which supplies are drawn; a storehous...

8628

Prompture

Promp″ture (?; 135), n. [See Prompt, a.] Suggestion; incitement; prompting. Shak. Coleridge.

8629

Promulgate

Pro‐mul″gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Promulgated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Promulgating.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge.] To make...

8630

Promulgation

Pro′mul‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F. promulgation.] The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel. South.

8631

Promulgator

Pro″mul‐ga′tor (?), n. One who promulgates or publishes. Dr. H. More.

8632

Promulge

Pro‐mulge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Promulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Promulging (?).] [Cf. F. promulguer. See Promulgate.] To promulgate; to publish or teach. Blackstone.Extraordina...

8633

Promulger

Pro‐mul″ger (?), n. One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown. Atterbury.

8634

Promuscis

‖Pro‐mus″cis (?), n. [L., corruption of proboscis.] (Zoöl.) The proboscis of hemipterous insects. See Illust. under Hemiptera.

8635

Pronaos

‖Pro‐na″os (?), n.(Arch.) The porch or vestibule of a temple.

8636

Pronate

Pro″nate (?), a. [L. pronatus, p. p. of pronare to bend forward. See Prone.] Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. Kane.

8637

Pronation

Pro‐na″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. pronation.] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the forefoot downward. (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or...

8638

Pronator

Pro‐na″tor (?), n.(Anat.) A muscle which produces pronation.

8639

Prone

Prone (?), a. [L. pronus, akin to Gr. �, �, Skr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-.]1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect.Towards him they b...

8640

Pronely

Prone″ly, adv. In a prone manner or position.