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propend

American

[proh-pend] / proʊˈpɛnd /

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

to incline or tend.

propend British

/ prəʊˈpɛnd /

verb

obsolete (intr) to be inclined or disposed

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Etymology

Origin of propend

First recorded in 1535–45, propend is from the Latin word prōpendēre to hang down, be inclined. See pro- ¹, pend

Example Sentences

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He will sometimes propend to us upon the reading a good writer, and at Bellarmine recoils as far back again; and the fathers justle him from one side to another.

From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John

Yet, ne'er the less, My spritely brethren, I propend to you In resolution to keep Helen still; For 'tis a cause that hath no mean dependence Upon our joint and several dignities.

From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William

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