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`to them, and often is less stilled than alternatives such as relatively,
`moderately, and quire.
`pret•zel (pret' sal), n. a usu. crisp. d,y biscuit, typically in the form of
`a knot or stick, salted on the outside. [1815-25, Amer.; < G Pretzel,
`var. of Bretz.el; OHG brizzilo. < ML brocellus BRACELET]
`Preus.sen (pRoi'san}, n. German name of PRuss1A.
`prev., 1. previous. 2. previously.
`pre•vail (pri val'), v.i. 1. to be widespread or current; exist generally.
`2. 10 appear or occur as the most imporiani or frequent feature or ele(cid:173)
`ment; predollllna1e. 3. 10 be or prove superior in strength, power, or
`influence (usu. fol. by over): 10 prevail over one's enemies. 4. 10 suc(cid:173)
`ceed; become dollllnant; win out. 5. lo use persuasion or inducement
`successfully (usu. fol. by on or upon): Can you prevail on him to go?
`[1350-1400; ME < L praevalere - proe- PR£· + va/ere 10 be suong;
`cf. Plll!VAUNT] - pre•vail'er, n.
`pre•vail•ing (pri va'ling), adj. 1. most frequent; predoOllnaot: pre(cid:173)
`vailiJtg winds. 2. generally current rhe p revailing opinion. 3. having
`superior power or influence. [1580-90] -pre.vail'ing. ly, adv.
`Pre•val (pra val'), n. Rene, born 1943, president of Haiti since 1996.
`prev•a•lent (prev'a lam), adj. 1. widespread; of wide extent or oc(cid:173)
`currence; in general use or acceptance. 2. having the superiority or
`ascendancy; dominant. 3. Arch4ic. potent or efficacious. (1570-80; <
`L proevalenl· (s. ol pro.evalins}, p!J>. or proevalere 10 PREVAIL] - prev'·
`a•lence, n. - prevla.lent•ly, adv.
`pre•var.i•cate (pri var'i ka1'), 11.i., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to speak falsely,
`misleadingly, or so as 10 avoid the truth; deliberately misstate; equivo(cid:173)
`cate; lie. (1575-85; < L proeviiricatus, ptp. of proevilricali 10 straddle
`something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate)
`- pr~•var/je<.a'tion. n. - pre•var'i•ca'tor. n.
`pre•ven•ient (pri ven1yam), adj. 1. coming before; antecedent. 2.
`anticipatory. (1600-10; < L praevenient- (s. ol proevenien.s) coming
`before, prp. of praevenire to anticipate] -pre•ven'ience, n.
`pre•vent (pri vent'}, 11.t. 1. 10 keep from occurring; stop: co prevent
`illness. 2. 10 stop from doing something: There is nothing ro prevent
`us from going. 3. Archaic. a. to act ahead of; lorestall. b. to precede.
`c. 10 anticipate. -v.i. 4. to interpose a hindrance: We will come if
`nothing prevents. (1375-1425; < L proevencus, ptp. of proevenire 10
`anticipate • prae- PRE· + venire to COME] - pre•ventla•ble, pre•
`vent'i•ble, adj. - pre•vent'a•bil'ty, n. - pre•vent'er, n. -Syn.
`PREVENT, HAMPER, HINDER, IMPEDE refer 10 different degrees of stoppase
`of action o.r progress. To PREVENT is to stop something effectually by
`forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending
`of a message. To HAMPER is 10 clog or entangle or put an embarrassing
`restraint upon: to hamper preparations for a trip. To HINOl!lt is 10 keep
`back by delaying or slopping progress or action: lo hinder rhe progress
`of an expedition. To IM7EDE is 10 make difficult the movement or prog(cid:173)
`ress or anything by interfering with its proper functioning: 10 impede a
`discussion by demanding repeated explanations.
`pre.ven•tion (pri ven'shan), n. 1. the act of preventing; effectual
`hindrance. 2. something that prevents; preventive. (1520-30; < LL]
`pre•ven•tive (pri ven'tiv) also pre •vent•a•tive (·la tiv), adj. 1.
`serving to prevent or binder: prevenli.ve meas=. 2. concerned with
`prevention, as of disease: prevenlive medidne. -n. 3. a drug or other
`substance for preventing disease. 4. a preventive agent or measure.
`(1630-40) -pre•venltive •ly, adv. - pre•ve n'tive •ness, n.
`pre•view (pre'vyoo'), n. 1. an earlier or advance view. 2. an ad(cid:173)
`vance showing ol a motion picture, play, etc., before its public open(cid:173)
`ing. 3. an advance showing ol brief scenes in a motion picture, 1elevi(cid:173)
`sion show, etc .• for pll[J)Oses of advenisemem. 4. anything that gives
`an advance idea or impression of something 10 come. -
`11.1. 5. to view
`or show beforehand or in advance. (1600-10)
`pre•Vi•ous (pre've as), adj. 1. colJljng or occurring before something
`else; prior: the previous owner. 2. ln{ormaL done, occurring. etc .• be(cid:173)
`fore the proper time; premature: Aren't you a liltle previous with that
`Idiom. 3. previous to, before; prior 10. [1615-25; < L
`request/ -
`proevius going before - prae- PR£· + -vius, adj. der. of via way; see
`-ous] - pre'vi•ous•ly, a.du. - pre'vi•ous•ness. n.
`pre'vious quesltion, n. a parliamentary motion that a vote be
`taken at once on lhe main question, cutting off funher debate. (1690-
`1700)
`pre.vl•sion (pri vizblan), n. 1. foresight, loreknowledge, or pre(cid:173)
`science. 2. a prediction; forecast. -v.r. 3. lo see beforehand; foresee.
`(1605-15] - pre•vi'sion.-al, adj.
`pre•VO•cal•ic (pre'vii kal'ik), adj. immediately preceding a vowel.
`Pre •vost d'Ex•iles (paa vo' deg zel'), n. Antoine Fran~ois ("Abbe
`Prevost"), 1697-1763, French novelist.
`pre.washed {pr! lwosht'. -w6sh1'), adj. washed before sale, esp. 10
`produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed jeans.
`prex•y (prek' se), n .. pL prex•ies Slang. a president, esp. ol a college
`or univenity. (1870-75, (\,y s!Jurlea.i.ng am! alter. u! pn::;idl:nl) + ·Y']
`prey (pri), IL 1. an animal hunted or ~eized for food, esp. by a car·
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`pretzel to pricket
`nivorous animal. 2. a person or thing that is the victim o! an enemy,
`disease, swindler, injurious agency, etc. 3. the action or habil of prey(cid:173)
`ing: a beast of prey. 4. Ardwic. booty or plunder. - 11.i. (usu. fol. by
`on or upon) 5. 10 seize and devour prey: Foxes prey on rabbles. 6. 10
`make raids or anacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on
`roast al settlemerns. 7. 10 e.xen a harmful or desuuctive and often ob(cid:173)
`sessive influence: The problem preyed upon his mind. 8. 10 victiOllze
`another or others: loan sharks who prey upon the poor. (1200-50; ME
`preye < OF < L pl'tli!da booty, prey] -preyler, 1t.
`prez (prez), n. Slang. presidem. (1890- 95; by shonening and resp.]
`PRF, Puerto Rican female.
`prf ., proof.
`Pritam (pri' am). n. a legendary king of Troy, 1he father of Paris, Cas·
`sandra, and Hector.
`pri•ap. ic (pri aplik), adj. 1. PHAWC. 2. exaggeratedly concerned with
`masculinity and male sexuality. (1780-90)
`pri•a•pism (pr'i/a pizlam), n. 1. continuous, usu. nonsuual erection
`of the penis, esp. due lo disease. 2. prurient behavior or display.
`Pri•a• pus (pr, ,Vp;is), n. 1. an ancient Greek sod of male procreative
`power. 2. (I.e.) PHAU.US.
`Prib'i•lof Isllands (prib'a liifl, -lo!'), n. a group of islands in the
`Bering Sea, SW of Alaska, and belonging 10 the U.S.
`price (pns), n., v., priced, pric•lng. -n. 1. the sum or amount of
`money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered
`for sale. 2. a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: co
`put a price on someone's head. 3. an amount of money for which a
`person will forsake principles or obligations: They claim char every pol(cid:173)
`itician hns his pri.r.e. 4. that which must be given. done. or undergone
`in order 10 obtain a thing. 5. Archaic. value or worth. - v.l. 6. to flX
`the price of. 7. 10 ask or find out the price of. (1175-1225; ME pris(e)
`< OF < L prerium price, value, wonh]
`Price (pris), n. 1. (Edward) Reynolds, born 1933, U.S. novelist. 2.
`(Mary) Le•on•tyne (le'an ten'), born 1927, U.S. soprano.
`price.I ~am' lngs ra'tlo, n. lhe current price of a share ol common
`stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period,. often
`used in stock evaluation. Abbr.: p/e (1960-65)
`priceI fix/ing or price1-fix' ing, n. the establishing of prices al a
`determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent
`among producers or sellers of a·commodity. (1945-50)
`price.I in' dex, n. an index of the changes in the prices of goods and
`services, based on the prices of a previous period, with the base level
`usu. expressed as 100. (1885-90]
`price•less (pris'lis), adj. 1. having a value beyond aU price; invalua(cid:173)
`ble; precious: a priceless amoork. 2. delightfully amusing or absurd: a
`priceless anecdote. (1905-10) - price'less•ness, n.
`price.I point', n. the price for which something is sold on the retail
`market, esp. in conuast 10 competitive prices.
`price.I support', n. the maintenance of the price of a commodity,
`product, etc., esp. by means of public subsidy or government pur·
`chase of surpluses. (1945-50]
`price.I tag!, n. 1. a label or tag that shows the price of the item 10
`which it is allached.. 2. cost; price. (1880-85, Amer.]
`price.I wart, n. intensive competition, esp. among retailers, in which
`prices are repeatedly cut in order 10 undersell competitors or force
`competitors out of business. (1925-30)
`pric•ey (prl's~). adj., pric•i•er, pric•i•est. expensive or unduly expen·
`sive: a pricey wine. (1930-35) - pric'ey•ness, n.
`priclc (prik], n. 1. a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like. 2.
`the act of pricking: the prick of a needle. 3. the state or sensation of
`being pricked. 4. a sba[J) pain or feeling of discomfon caused by or as
`if by being pricl\e<I; lwinge. 5, a sharp point or part; pricllle. 6. Vul·
`gar Slang. a. PENIS. b. a nasty, obnoxious. or contemptible person. 7.
`Obs. a pointed instrument or weapon. -
`11.1. 8. to pierce with a sharp
`point; puncture: I pricked my finger. 9. 10 affect with sharp pain, as
`from piercing. 10. to c~use sharp menr.11 ~in ro; stiPg. as with re-(cid:173)
`morse: His conscience pricked him. 11. 10 urge on with or as if with a
`goad or spur. 12. lo mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing
`something. 13. 10 mark or trace by means of pricks or dots. 14. 10
`cause 10 stand erect or point upward (usu. fol. by up): The dog
`pricked up its ears. 15. 10 lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly
`into its hoof. 16. lo transplant (a seedling) into a container that pro·
`vides more room for growth (usu. fol. by out or off). - v.i. 17. 10 per·
`fonn the action of piercing or puncturing somethlng. 18. 10 have a
`sensation of being pricked. 19. to rise erect or point upward, as the
`ears of an animal (usu. fol. by up). 20. to spur or urge a horse on;
`ride rapidly. -Idiom. 21. prick up one's ears, 10 become very alert;
`listen attentively. [bef. 1000; (n.) ME prike, OE prica. price dot, point;
`(v.) ME priken, OE prician; c. D, LG prik poin;] -prick'er, n.
`priclc•et (prik'it), n. 1. a sha[J) metal point on which 10 stick a can(cid:173)
`dle. 2. a candlestick with one or more such points. 3. a buck In his
`second year. (1300-50; ME; see PRICK, -,:r)
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`pre•sum'mit. adj .. n.
`pre•sur'ger•y, adj.
`pre•sur'gi•cal, adj.
`pre1sur•round'. v.t.
`pre.sur;vey, fL
`prelsur•ve7.'• v.l.
`pre.sweet en, v.t.
`prefsyrnp•tO•matlic. adj.
`pre.taste', n., v.t, -tast•ed,
`·tast•ing.
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`preltech•no•log'i•cal, adj.; -ly, adv.
`pre•tel'e•vi'sion, adj.
`pre•tell', v., -told, -tell 0 in9.
`pre•tes'ti·fy' . v.t.. -fie<I. ·fy•ing.
`pre.teslti.mol ny, n., pl. -nies.
`pre•tick'et•ed, adj.
`pre.tour'na.ment, IL
`pre.train'. u.t.
`pre•treat/, u.L
`prelu•ni•ver'si•ty, ailj.
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`pre•vac'ci•nate/, u.t.. -nat•ed,
`•nat•ing.
`prelvac•ci•naltion. n.
`pre'val•U•a'tion, IL
`pre.val/ue, n.., v.L, .ued, .. u. (ng.
`pre•ver'bal, adj.
`prel-Vic•tolrioan, adj.
`pre.vis/it, TL, "'·
`pre•warml, u.L
`pre•wam'. 11.c.
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`pre•washl, n... v.L
`pre•wean'ing, adj.
`pre•worn'. adj.
`pre•w~igh', v.L
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`pre•w1rel, v.L, -wared, -w1r.1ng.
`pre•work'. v.
`prelwork'. n., adj.
`pre.wrap'. v.1 .• -wrapped.
`-wrap.ping.
`pre•w rit'ten, adj.
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