provect

English

Etymology

From Latin provectus, past participle of provehere (“to carry forward”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

provect (comparative more provect, superlative most provect)

  1. (obsolete) mature; advanced (in age)[1]

Verb

provect (third-person singular simple present provects, present participle provecting, simple past and past participle provected)

  1. (linguistics) To modify by provection

References

  1. ^ “provect”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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