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P — Problematic to Prominence (Part 2 of 11)

Proclaimer, n. Promulgator.

Proclamation, n.

    1. Announcement, publication, promulgation, advertisement, declaration, blazon.
    2. Edict, decree, ordinance, ban, manifesto.

Proclivity, n.

    1. Inclination, tendency, proneness, propensity, bias, disposition, leaning, bent, predisposition, direction, determination, bearing, drift, turn.
    2. Readiness, aptitude, facility.

Procrastinate, v. a. Defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, put off, prolong, protract, retard.

Procrastinate, v. n. Delay, lag, loiter, be dilatory.

Procrastination, n. Dilatoriness, putting off, delay, tardiness, slowness.

Procreant, a. Producing young, procreating.

Procreate, v. a. Generate, engender, beget, breed, propagate.

Procreation, n. Generation, begetting, production.

Procreator, n. Generator, father, sire, begetter.

Procumbent, a. Prone, lying down or on the face, prostrate, leaning forward, stooping.

Procurable, a. Obtainable, acquirable.

Procuration, n.

    1. Agency, management.
    2. Authority as an agent, authority to act for another.

Procurator, n. (Law.) Agent, proxy, deputy, representative, proctor, attorney, solicitor.

Procure, v. a.

    1. Get, acquire, obtain, gain.
    2. Contrive, compass, cause, effect, bring about.
    3. Attract, bring on.