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PROTECT'ING, ppr. Shielding from injury; defending; preserving in safety.
PROTECT'ED, pp. Covered or defended from injury; preserved in safety.
PROTECT', v.t. [L.protectus, protego; pro and tego; to cover; Gr. with a prefix;...
PRO'TEAN, a. Pertaining to Proteus; readily assuming different shapes. [See Prot...
PROTAT'IC, a. [Gr.] Being placed in the beginning; previous.
PRO'TASIS, n. [Gr. to present.] 1. A proposition; a maxim. 2. In the ancient dra...
PROSYL'LOGISM, n. [pro and syllogism.] A prosyllogism is when two or more syllog...
PRO'STYLE, n. [Gr. a column.] In architecture, a range of columns in the front o...
PROSTRA'TION, n. The act of throwing down or laying flat; as the prostration of ...
PROS'TRATING, ppr. Laying flat; throwing down; destroying.
PROS'TRATED, pp. Laid at length; laid flat; thrown down; destroyed.
PROS'TRATE, a. [L. prostratus, from prosterno, to lay flat; pro and sterno.] 1. ...
PROS'TITUTOR, n. One who prostitutes; one who submits himself or offers another ...
PROSTITU'TION, n. [L. prostituo.] 1. The act or practice of offering the body to...
PROS'TITUTING, ppr. Offering to indiscriminate lewdness; devoting to infamous uses.
PROS'TITUTED, pp. Offered to common lewdness; devoted to base purposes.