morpheme_key: pounce

morpheme: pounce

morpheme_head: pounce

affix_form: -pounce-

meaning_definition: to jump or leap suddenly | to descend swiftly upon prey

example_words_list_1: pounce

example_words_corpus: pounces | pounced | pouncer | pouncers | pouncehug | pouncehugs

categorical_group_list: Motion, Attack, Predation

etymology: Middle English pouncen, related to 'pound'


morpheme_key: pound

morpheme: pound

morpheme_head: pound

affix_form: -pound-

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: bound

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

meaning_definition: to spread | to unfold | to set forth

example_words_list_1: expound, expose, exposition

example_words_list_2: expound, expose, exposition

example_words_corpus: pounds | impound | pounded | poundal | pounder | pounding

categorical_group_list: Action, Expression, Motion

ancestor_etymon: pon

etymology: Latin root 'pound-' from 'ponere' meaning 'to place, put, set'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

register: classical

attestation: both


morpheme_key: pounder

morpheme: pounder

morpheme_head: pounder

affix_form: -pounder

affix_type: suffix

meaning_definition: one who pounds | agent of action

example_words_list_1: ['pounder']

categorical_group_list: Agentive, Nominalization

etymology: English verb 'pound' + agentive suffix '-er'

ancestor_etymon_language: English

etymological_family: Germanic

register: neutral

attestation: wiktionary


morpheme_key: pour

morpheme: pour

morpheme_head: pour

affix_form: -pour-

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: to give | to transfer ownership | to provide

example_words_list_1: donate, donation, donor, donatee, donative

example_words_corpus: pours | poured | repour | pourer | inpour | pouring

categorical_group_list: Action, Transfer, Giving

etymology: Latin 'donare' meaning 'to give, bestow'


morpheme_key: pourri

morpheme: pourri

morpheme_head: pourri

affix_form: -pourri-

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: rotten | decayed | decomposed

example_words_list_1: pourri, pourriture, pourrir, pourrissement

categorical_group_list: Decay, Decomposition, Corruption

etymology: French 'pourri', past participle of 'pourrir' 'to rot'

ancestor_etymon_language: French

register: vernacular

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: pous

morpheme: pous

morpheme_head: pous

affix_form: -pous

meaning_definition: foot | step

example_words_list_1: podiatry, podiatrist, podagra, podiatry

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Greek pous, pod- 'foot'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: pover

morpheme: pover

morpheme_head: pover

affix_form: -pover-

bound_free_or_root: stem

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: needy individual | lacking resources

example_words_list_1: poverty, impoverish, pauper

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: pover

etymology: Latin pauper 'poor'


morpheme_key: pow

morpheme: pow

morpheme_head: pow

affix_form: -pow-

meaning_definition: power | strength | force

example_words_list_1: power, powerful, empower, impotent, potent

example_words_corpus: pows | kerpow

categorical_group_list: Power, Ability, Strength

etymology: Latin 'potens' (present participle of 'posse' meaning 'to be able')

etymological_family: other


morpheme_key: powder

morpheme: powder

morpheme_head: powder

affix_form: -powder-

meaning_definition: fine particles | pulverized substance | to crush into dust

example_words_list_1: powder, powdering, powderpuff

example_words_corpus: powdery | powders | bepowder | powdered | powderer | gunpowder

categorical_group_list: Material, Texture, Action

etymology: Latin pulverem (accusative of pulver) 'dust, fine earth'

register: scientific


morpheme_key: power

morpheme: power

morpheme_head: power

affix_form: -power-

meaning_definition: strength | force | ability | authority

example_words_list_1: powerless, empower, overpowered

example_words_corpus: powers | empower | powered | unpower | bepower | depower

categorical_group_list: Ability, Strength, Force

etymology: From Latin 'potere' meaning 'to be able, have power'


morpheme_key: pox

morpheme: pox

morpheme_head: pox

affix_form: -pox-

meaning_definition: smallpox | pustule | skin eruption

example_words_list_1: pox, smallpox

example_words_corpus: poxy | poxes | cowpox | parapox | poxlike | Tanapox

categorical_group_list: Disease, Pathology

etymology: Middle English 'pox' (pock), from 'pock' (pustule)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: pract

morpheme: pract

morpheme_head: pract

affix_form: -pract-

meaning_definition: perform, execute | act, carry out

example_words_list_1: apraxia | dyspraxia | parapraxis | practic | practice | pragma | pragmatic | pragmatism | pragmatist | praxis

etymology: πράσσειν (prássein), πράττειν (práttein), πρασσόμενον, πρακτός (praktós), πρακτικός (praktikós), (prāktikḗ), πρᾶξις (prâxis), πρᾶγμα (prâgma)

etymological_family: Greek

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: prae

morpheme: prae

morpheme_head: prae

affix_form: prae-

affix_type: prefix

meaning_definition: before|in front of|in advance

example_words_list_1: praenomen | praetor | praetorial | praetorian | praetorium | praetorship

example_words_list_2: praenomen, praetor, praetorial, praetorian, praetorium, praetorship

example_words_corpus: praecava | praecoxa | praenomen | praenomens

categorical_group_list: Precedence, Temporal, Spatial

etymology: Latin prae- "before, in front"

source: Wiktionary


morpheme_key: prag

morpheme: prag

morpheme_head: prag

affix_form: prag-

sense_label: do

meaning_definition: perform | enact

example_words_list_2: apraxia | dyspraxia | parapraxis | practic | practice | pragma | pragmatic | pragmatism | pragmatist | praxis

categorical_group_list: Action, Agency

etymology: πράσσειν (prássein) | πράττειν (práttein) | πρασσόμενον | πρακτός (praktós) | πρακτικός (praktikós) | (prāktikḗ) | πρᾶξις (prâxis) | πρᾶγμα (prâgma)


morpheme_key: pragma

morpheme: pragma

morpheme_head: pragma

affix_form: -pragma-

meaning_definition: perform | execute | enact

example_words_list_1: pragmatic, pragmatism

example_words_list_2: pragmatic, pragmatism

example_words_corpus: pragmas

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: pragma

etymology: Greek pragma "deed, act" from prassein "to do"


morpheme_key: prairie

morpheme: prairie

morpheme_head: prairie

affix_form: -prairie-

meaning_definition: grassy plain | meadow

example_words_list_1: prairie dog, prairie grass, prairie wind

example_words_corpus: prairies | prairied | prairieland | prairielands

categorical_group_list: Nature, Landscape

etymology: French 'prairie'

etymological_family: Romance


morpheme_key: praise

morpheme: praise

morpheme_head: praise

affix_form: -praise-

meaning_definition: express approval | admiration | commend

example_words_list_1: praise, praiseworthy, praiseless

example_words_corpus: praised | praises | praiser | bepraise | praisers | praiseth

categorical_group_list: Positive, Emotion, Action

etymology: Latin 'laudare' (to praise) via Old French 'praisier'


morpheme_key: praline

morpheme: praline

morpheme_head: praline

affix_form: -praline-

meaning_definition: a sweet confection made from sugar, chocolate, or syrup, often with nuts

example_words_list_1: praline, chocolate praline, nut praline

example_words_corpus: pralines

categorical_group_list: Food, Confectionery

etymology: French praline, from Italian pralina, possibly from the name of a 17th-century Italian diplomat, the Marquis de Plessis-Pralin.


morpheme_key: pram

morpheme: pram

morpheme_head: pram

affix_form: -pram-

meaning_definition: pram | perambulator | baby carriage

example_words_list_1: pram, prams

example_words_corpus: prams

categorical_group_list: Object, Childcare, Transport

etymology: Shortened form of 'perambulator', from Latin perambulare 'to walk through'


morpheme_key: pramine

morpheme: pramine

morpheme_head: pramine

affix_form: -pramine

meaning_definition: amine derivative | pharmaceutical agent

example_words_list_1: ciclopramine | tienopramine

example_words_corpus: ciclopramine | tienopramine

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Pharmacology, Derivational

etymology: From Latin 'prama' (a type of plant or herb) + '-ine' (chemical suffix), though in modern pharmacology it is a productive suffix for amine-based drugs.


morpheme_key: prance

morpheme: prance

morpheme_head: prance

affix_form: -prance-

meaning_definition: to move with high springy steps | to leap | to skip

example_words_list_1: ['prance', 'prancing', 'pranced']

example_words_corpus: prancer | prances | pranced | prancers

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physical action

etymology: From Old French 'prancer' meaning 'to prance, leap, or dance', possibly of imitative origin or from a Germanic source related to 'prank'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French

etymological_family: French


morpheme_key: prandial

morpheme: prandial

morpheme_head: prandial

affix_form: -prandial-

meaning_definition: meal | lunch

example_words_list_1: prandial

example_words_corpus: prandially | preprandial | postprandial | anteprandial | preprandials | periprandial

categorical_group_list: Time, Food, Consumption

etymology: Latin prandium 'midday meal, lunch'


morpheme_key: prank

morpheme: prank

morpheme_head: prank

affix_form: -prank-

meaning_definition: trick | hoax | mischievous act

example_words_list_1: prank, prankster, pranking

example_words_corpus: pranks | pranky | pranked | pranker | prankee | prankish

categorical_group_list: Deception, Playfulness

etymology: From Dutch 'prank' meaning 'trick' or 'exploit', possibly related to Middle Dutch 'pranc' or 'prang'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Dutch


morpheme_key: praseo

morpheme: praseo

morpheme_head: praseo

affix_form: praseo-

meaning_definition: green | leek

example_words_list_1: praseolite | praseocobalt

example_words_corpus: praseolite | praseocobalt

categorical_group_list: Time, Primordial

etymology: Greek praseios 'early, primitive'


morpheme_key: prat

morpheme: prat

morpheme_head: prat

affix_form: -prat-

sense_label: meadow

meaning_definition: meadow

example_words_list_1: prairie, prairie dog

example_words_corpus: prats | pratty | pratfall | prattery | prattish | pratfalls

etymology: pratum


morpheme_key: prav

morpheme: prav

morpheme_head: prav

affix_form: prav-

meaning_definition: bent | crooked

example_words_list_1: depravity

example_words_list_2: depravity

categorical_group_list: Descriptives

etymology: pravus

source: Wikipedia

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: prawn

morpheme: prawn

morpheme_head: prawn

affix_form: -prawn-

meaning_definition: crustacean | shrimp-like creature

example_words_list_1: prawn

example_words_corpus: prawny | prawned | prawner | prawning | prawners | mudprawn

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Marine life

etymology: Middle English 'prawn' or 'prawne'


morpheme_key: praxis

morpheme: praxis

morpheme_head: praxis

affix_form: -praxis-

meaning_definition: action | practice | doing

example_words_list_1: praxis, antipraxis

example_words_corpus: praxises | parapraxis

categorical_group_list: Action, Process

etymology: Greek praxis 'action, practice'


morpheme_key: pray

morpheme: pray

morpheme_head: pray

affix_form: -pray-

meaning_definition: to petition | to entreat | to worship

example_words_list_1: prayer, praying, prayerful

example_words_corpus: prays | prayer | prayed | unpray | prayee | outpray

categorical_group_list: Communication, Spirituality

etymology: Latin precārī 'to pray, entreat' (deponent verb from precā- 'prayer')


morpheme_key: prayer

morpheme: prayer

morpheme_head: prayer

affix_form: -prayer-

meaning_definition: act of praying | petition | invocation

example_words_list_1: pray, prayerful, implore, supplicate

example_words_corpus: prayerful | preprayer | prayerish | prayerlike | prayerfulness

categorical_group_list: Religion, Communication, Devotion

etymology: From Latin 'prex' (genitive 'precis') meaning 'prayer, request, entreaty'


morpheme_key: pre

morpheme: pre

morpheme_head: pre

affix_form: pre-

allomorphs: præ

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,verb,noun

meaning_definition: earlier in time | positioned ahead | earlier in sequence

example_words_list_1: preheat, prefix, prewar, predetermine

example_words_list_2: precedent | precept | preposition | precaution | pre-exist | prerequisite | predict | prepare | preview | preschool | prewrite | prefix | previous | prepare (before get ready) | prefix (fixed/attached before) | preposition (before the noun)

example_words_corpus: pres | pred | preon | preds | prepay | preset

morpheme_counterpart_opposite: post

opposing_meaning: after

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | position in time

ancestor_etymon: pre | prae-  OED

etymology: Middle English pre- | from Medieval Latin pre- < (Classical) Latin prae- | before | in front of | < classical Latin prae-... before OED | prae | Latin

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin | Latin  OED

source: Cognatarium | Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | http://leonsplanet.com/index.html


morpheme_key: preach

morpheme: preach

morpheme_head: preach

affix_form: -preach-

meaning_definition: to deliver a sermon | to proclaim | to advocate

example_words_list_1: preacher, preaching, preachment, preceptive

example_words_corpus: preachy | preacht | preacher | preached | unpreach | preachee

categorical_group_list: Communication, Speech, Religion

etymology: Latin praedicare 'to proclaim publicly', from prae- 'before' + dicare 'to dedicate, proclaim'


morpheme_key: prec

morpheme: prec

morpheme_head: prec

affix_form: -prec-

sense_label: to value

meaning_definition: to esteem | to cherish

example_words_list_1: precious, depreciation

example_words_list_2: precious, depreciation

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: prec

etymology: Latin prec- 'to value, prize' (past participle stem of precor 'to pray, ask favorably')


morpheme_key: precar

morpheme: precar

morpheme_head: precar

affix_form: -precar-

meaning_definition: uncertain | unstable | risky

example_words_list_1: precarious, precariously

categorical_group_list: Risk, Uncertainty, Dependence

etymology: Latin precarius 'obtained by entreaty, granted as a favor', from precari 'to beg'


morpheme_key: precedence

morpheme: precedence

morpheme_head: precedence

affix_form: -precedence-

meaning_definition: precedence | priority | superiority

example_words_list_1: precedence, precede, precedent, antecedent

categorical_group_list: Order, Time, Hierarchy

etymology: Latin praecedentia, from praecedere 'to go before' (prae- 'before' + cedere 'to go')


morpheme_key: precedent

morpheme: precedent

morpheme_head: precedent

affix_form: -precedent-

meaning_definition: to go before | prior | earlier

example_words_list_1: precedent, unprecedented, precedential

example_words_corpus: precedented | precedently | unprecedent | precedential | unprecedented | unprecedently

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Order

etymology: Latin praecedere 'to go before', from prae- 'before' + cedere 'to go'


morpheme_key: precentor

morpheme: precentor

morpheme_head: precentor

affix_form: -precentor-

meaning_definition: leader | one who leads | singer

example_words_list_1: precentor, precentorial

categorical_group_list: Leadership, Music, Agency

etymology: Latin praecentor, from praecanere 'to sing before, lead in song'


morpheme_key: preci

morpheme: preci

morpheme_head: preci

affix_form: preci-

sense_label: price

meaning_definition: cost | significance | merit

example_words_list_1: precious, preciosity, depreciation, appreciation

example_words_list_2: appreciation | precious | depreciate | price | prize (reward | winnings | to value)

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin pretium 'price, value'

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: precious

morpheme: precious

morpheme_head: precious

affix_form: -precious-

meaning_definition: valuable | highly esteemed | of great worth

example_words_list_1: preciously, preciousness, precious

example_words_corpus: preciously | unprecious | nonprecious | preciousness | overprecious | preciousnesses

categorical_group_list: Value, Quality

etymology: From Latin pretiosus, from pretium 'price, value'


morpheme_key: precipit

morpheme: precipit

morpheme_head: precipit

affix_form: -precipit-

meaning_definition: headlong | rushing | falling

example_words_list_1: precipitate, precipitous, precipitation

categorical_group_list: Motion, Speed, Gravity

etymology: Latin praecipit- 'headlong, rushing', from praecipere 'to seize beforehand, take in advance'


morpheme_key: precise

morpheme: precise

morpheme_head: precis

affix_form: -precise-

meaning_definition: exact | accurate | sharp

example_words_list_1: precision, precisely, imprecise

example_words_corpus: precisely | imprecise | unprecise | nonprecise | imprecisely | overprecise

categorical_group_list: Accuracy, Measurement, Quality

etymology: Latin praecisus, past participle of praecidere 'to cut off, cut short'


morpheme_key: precision

morpheme: precision

morpheme_head: precision

affix_form: -precision-

meaning_definition: exactness | accuracy | sharpness

example_words_list_1: precision, imprecise, precisionist

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Accuracy, Quality

etymology: Latin praecisio (genitive praecisionis) 'a cutting off', from past participle stem of praecidere 'to cut off, cut short'


morpheme_key: precoc

morpheme: precoc

morpheme_head: precoc

affix_form: -precoc-

meaning_definition: early|before|ahead

example_words_list_1: precocious

categorical_group_list: Time, Development

etymology: Latin prae- 'before, in front of'


morpheme_key: pred

morpheme: pred

morpheme_head: pred

affix_form: pred-

sense_label: prey

meaning_definition: victim | quarry

example_words_list_1: depredate | predation | predator | predatory | prey

example_words_list_2: depredate, predation, predator, predatory, prey

categorical_group_list: Predation, Violence, Consumption

etymology: praedari ~plunder~, from praeda ~prey~


morpheme_key: predecessor

morpheme: predecessor

morpheme_head: predecessor

affix_form: -predecessor-

meaning_definition: one who comes before | predecessor

example_words_list_1: predecessor, predecessor's

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Sequence

etymology: Latin praedecessor, from praedecess- 'one who goes before', from praecedere 'to go before'


morpheme_key: predicate

morpheme: predicate

morpheme_head: predicate

affix_form: -predicate-

meaning_definition: to proclaim | to declare | to assert

example_words_list_1: predicate, predicative, predication

example_words_corpus: predicates | nonpredicate | subpredicate | subpredicates | superpredicate | superpredicates

categorical_group_list: Communication, Assertion

etymology: Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare 'to proclaim, assert', from prae- 'before' + dicare 'to dedicate, proclaim'


morpheme_key: predilect

morpheme: predilect

morpheme_head: predilect

affix_form: -predilect-

meaning_definition: to like | to prefer

example_words_list_1: predilection

categorical_group_list: Preference, Emotion

etymology: Latin praediligere 'to prefer', from prae- 'before' + diligere 'to esteem, love'


morpheme_key: preempt

morpheme: preempt

morpheme_head: preempt

affix_form: -preempt-

meaning_definition: before | in advance

example_words_list_1: preemption, preemptive, preemptively

example_words_corpus: preemptioners

categorical_group_list: Action, Temporal precedence


morpheme_key: preen

morpheme: preen

morpheme_head: preen

affix_form: -preen-

meaning_definition: to groom | to clean | to tidy

example_words_list_1: preen, preening, preened

example_words_corpus: preens | preened | preener | preening | preeners | outpreen

categorical_group_list: Action, Grooming

etymology: Middle English prenen


morpheme_key: prefab

morpheme: prefab

morpheme_head: prefab

affix_form: -prefab-

meaning_definition: before | in front of

example_words_list_1: prefabrication, prefabricated

categorical_group_list: Preparation, Temporal


morpheme_key: prefatory

morpheme: prefatory

morpheme_head: prefatory

affix_form: -prefatory-

meaning_definition: introductory | preceding | preparatory

example_words_list_1: preface, prefatory, prefatorily

example_words_corpus: prefatorily

categorical_group_list: Sequence, Introduction

etymology: From Latin praefatorius, from praefari 'to speak before'


morpheme_key: prefer

morpheme: prefer

morpheme_head: prefer

affix_form: -prefer-

meaning_definition: to like better | to favor

example_words_list_1: preferable, preference, preferential

example_words_corpus: prefers | prefered | preferred | prefering | disprefer | preferist

categorical_group_list: Preference, Emotion, Value

etymology: Latin praeferre 'to set before, prefer', from prae- 'before' + ferre 'to carry, bear'


morpheme_key: pregn

morpheme: pregn

morpheme_head: pregn

affix_form: -pregn-

meaning_definition: to bear | to carry | to hold

example_words_list_1: pregnancy, impregnate, impregnable

categorical_group_list: Action, Physicality

etymology: From Latin 'pregnans' (pregnant), from 'prae-' (before) + 'gerere' (to bear, carry)


morpheme_key: prehend

morpheme: prehend

morpheme_head: prehend

affix_form: -prehend-

sense_label: grasp

meaning_definition: grasp | seize

example_words_list_1: apprehend | comprehend | comprehensive | enterprise | prehensility | prehension | prey | prison | prize | reprehend | surprise

example_words_corpus: prehends | prehended | prehending

categorical_group_list: Action, Physicality, Cognition

etymology: prehendere | prehensus


morpheme_key: prehens

morpheme: prehens

morpheme_head: prehens

affix_form: -prehens-

meaning_definition: grip | take hold of

example_words_list_1: apprehend | comprehend | comprehensive | enterprise | prehensility | prehension | prey | prison | prize | reprehend | surprise | reprehensible

ancestor_etymon: prehen

etymology: prehendere, prehensus


morpheme_key: prelacie

morpheme: prelacie

morpheme_head: prelacie

affix_form: -prelacie-

meaning_definition: prelacy | office of a prelate

example_words_list_1: prelacy, prelatical, prelaticalism

categorical_group_list: Ecclesiastical, Office, Status

etymology: From Latin 'praelatia' (office of a prelate), from 'praelatus' (prefixed, placed before), past participle of 'praeferre' (to carry before).


morpheme_key: prelacy

morpheme: prelacy

morpheme_head: prelacy

affix_form: -prelacy-

meaning_definition: office of a prelate | high-ranking religious office

example_words_list_1: prelate, prelate's, prelatical

categorical_group_list: Hierarchy, Religion, Status

etymology: Latin praelatus 'one placed before', past participle of praeferre 'to place before'


morpheme_key: prelate

morpheme: prelate

morpheme_head: prelate

affix_form: -prelate-

meaning_definition: high-ranking clergyman | dignitary

example_words_list_1: prelate, prelacy, prelatical

example_words_corpus: prelates | prelated | prelatess | unprelated | prelateship | archprelate

categorical_group_list: Hierarchy, Religion

etymology: Latin praelatus 'one set over others', past participle of praeferre 'to set before'


morpheme_key: prelude

morpheme: prelude

morpheme_head: prelude

affix_form: -prelude-

meaning_definition: introduction | preceding event | preparatory action

example_words_list_1: prelude, interludes

example_words_corpus: preludes | preluded | preluder | preluders

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Sequence, Introduction

etymology: From Latin praeludium, from prae- 'before' + ludere 'to play'


morpheme_key: prem

morpheme: prem

morpheme_head: prem

affix_form: prem-

meaning_definition: press

example_words_list_1: compress | compression | compressor | depress | depression | depressive | espresso | express | expression | expressive | impress | impression | impressive | imprimatur | imprint | oppress | oppression | oppressive | oppressor | press | pressure | print | repress | repression | repressive | reprimand | suppress | suppression | suppressor

example_words_corpus: prems

categorical_group_list: Action, Force, Pressure

etymology: premere | pressus


morpheme_key: premier

morpheme: premier

morpheme_head: premier

affix_form: -premier-

allomorphs: premiere

meaning_definition: first | foremost | primary

example_words_list_1: premier, premiere

example_words_corpus: premiers | premiership | premierships

categorical_group_list: Order, Importance

etymology: Latin primus 'first'


morpheme_key: premise

morpheme: premise

morpheme_head: premise

affix_form: -premise-

meaning_definition: preceding | prior | antecedent

example_words_list_1: precede, previous, prior, beforehand, prelude

example_words_corpus: premises | premised | counterpremise | counterpremises

categorical_group_list: Time, Logic, Sequence

etymology: From Latin 'prae-' meaning 'before, in front of'


morpheme_key: preneur

morpheme: preneur

morpheme_head: preneur

affix_form: -preneur

meaning_definition: entrepreneur | person who engages in a particular enterprise

example_words_list_1: webpreneur | mompreneur | mumpreneur | ecopreneur | dadpreneur | biopreneur

categorical_group_list: Agentive, Occupation

etymology: French entrepreneur, from entreprendre 'to undertake'


morpheme_key: prep

morpheme: prep

morpheme_head: prep

affix_form: -prep-

meaning_definition: preparation | before | prior to

example_words_list_1: prepare, preview, precedent, previous, prelude

example_words_corpus: preps | preppy | prepper | prepster | preppily | preppers

categorical_group_list: Time, Spatial relation, Position

etymology: Latin prae- 'before, in front of'


morpheme_key: prepare

morpheme: prepare

morpheme_head: prepare

affix_form: -prepare-

meaning_definition: make ready | arrange | set in order

example_words_list_1: prepared, preparation, preparatory, unprepared

example_words_corpus: prepared | preparer | prepares | prepareth | preparers | reprepare

categorical_group_list: Action, Readiness, Preparation

etymology: Latin parāre 'to make ready, arrange'


morpheme_key: preponder

morpheme: preponder

morpheme_head: preponder

affix_form: -preponder-

meaning_definition: greater | more | exceeding

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Magnitude

etymology: Latin praeponderare 'to weigh more', from prae- 'before' + ponderare 'to weigh', from pondus 'weight'


morpheme_key: preposterous

morpheme: preposterous

morpheme_head: preposterous

affix_form: -preposterous-

meaning_definition: contrary to | against | absurd

example_words_list_1: preposterousness, preposterously

categorical_group_list: Absurdity, Opposition

etymology: Latin prae- 'before' + posterus 'following, coming after'


morpheme_key: presage

morpheme: presage

morpheme_head: presage

affix_form: -presage-

meaning_definition: foretell | predict | prophesy

example_words_list_1: presage, prescient, presageful

example_words_corpus: presager | presaged | presages | presageth | presagers | presagest

categorical_group_list: Foreknowledge, Prediction

etymology: Latin praesagire 'foretell', from prae- 'before' + sagire 'perceive keenly'


morpheme_key: presby

morpheme: presby

morpheme_head: presby

affix_form: presby-

allomorphs: presbyo

meaning_definition: senescent | advanced age

example_words_list_1: archpriest | presbyter | Presbyterianism | presbyterium | presbytery | priest | protopresbyter | presbyopia | presbycusis[10] | archpresbyter | Prester John

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Greek presbys (πρεσβύς) 'elder'

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: presbytery

morpheme: presbytery

morpheme_head: presbytery

affix_form: -presbytery-

meaning_definition: elder | presbyter

example_words_list_1: presbyter, presbyterian

categorical_group_list: Governance, Religion, Age

etymology: Greek presbyteros 'elder' + -ia (suffix)


morpheme_key: presence

morpheme: presence

morpheme_head: presence

affix_form: -presence-

meaning_definition: being | existing | state of being

example_words_list_1: presence, omnipresence, represent

example_words_corpus: presences | presenced | copresence | compresence | nonpresence | copresences

categorical_group_list: Existence, State

etymology: From Latin praesentia, from praesens 'being before, present', present participle of praeesse 'to be before'


morpheme_key: present

morpheme: present

morpheme_head: present

affix_form: -present-

meaning_definition: existing | being | at hand

example_words_list_1: presence, presentiment, presentation

example_words_corpus: presents | represent | presently | presented | presenter | copresent

categorical_group_list: Existence, Time

etymology: From Latin 'praesens', present participle of 'praeesse' meaning 'to be before, be at hand', composed of 'prae-' (before) + 'esse' (to be).


morpheme_key: preside

morpheme: preside

morpheme_head: preside

affix_form: -preside-

meaning_definition: to lead | to be in charge | to govern

example_words_list_1: preside, presidency, president, presidential

example_words_corpus: presides | presided | presider | presiders

categorical_group_list: Leadership, Authority, Governance

etymology: Latin praesidēre 'to guard, protect, preside', from prae 'before' + sedēre 'to sit'


morpheme_key: press

morpheme: press

morpheme_head: press

affix_form: press-

allomorphs: pressus

sense_label: press

meaning_definition: apply pressure | exert force | compress

example_words_list_2: compress | compression | compressor | depress | depression | depressive | espresso | express | expression | expressive | impress | impression | impressive | imprimatur | imprint | oppress | oppression | oppressive | oppressor | press | pressure | print | repress | repression | repressive | reprimand | suppress | suppression | suppressor

example_words_corpus: repress | pressed | presses | pressie | presser | pressly

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: press


morpheme_key: presti

morpheme: presti

morpheme_head: prest

affix_form: -presti-

allomorphs: presti | presto

meaning_definition: prestige | distinction | reputation

example_words_list_1: prestige, prestigious

categorical_group_list: Status, Value

etymology: Latin praestīti- 'stood forth, excelled', past participle stem of praestāre 'to stand before, excel'


morpheme_key: prestige

morpheme: prestige

morpheme_head: prestige

affix_form: -prestige-

meaning_definition: high status | reputation | superiority

example_words_list_1: prestige, prestigious, prestigiously

example_words_corpus: prestiges | nonprestige | prestigeful | prestigeless | prestigelessness

categorical_group_list: Status, Value, Social standing

etymology: Latin 'pretium' meaning 'price, value, reward'


morpheme_key: pretence

morpheme: pretence

morpheme_head: pretence

affix_form: -pretence-

meaning_definition: act of pretending | feigning | simulation

example_words_list_1: pretend, pretense, pretentious, pretension

categorical_group_list: Deception, Action

etymology: Latin praetextus, past participle of praetendere 'to stretch before, allege'


morpheme_key: pretense

morpheme: pretense

morpheme_head: pretense

affix_form: -pretense-

meaning_definition: deception | feigning | simulation

example_words_list_1: pretend, pretension, pretentious, pretext

example_words_corpus: pretenses | pretensed | pretenseful | pretenseless

etymology: Latin praetextus, past participle of praetendere 'to stretch before, feign'


morpheme_key: preter

morpheme: preter

morpheme_head: preter

affix_form: preter-

allomorphs: praeter | præter

sense_label: beyond

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

meaning_definition: exceeding | prior | surpassing

example_words_list_1: pretermit | preternatural | preterite | pretermission

example_words_corpus: preterist | preterists | preterhuman | preterlegal | preternature | pretercanine

categorical_group_list: preposition-like

etymology: praeter

word_list_frequency: Wiktionary

source: Cognatarium | Wiktionary | Wikipedia


morpheme_key: pretext

morpheme: pretext

morpheme_head: pretext

affix_form: -pretext-

meaning_definition: to say | to state | to declare

example_words_list_1: pretext, pretextual

example_words_corpus: pretexts | pretextual | pretextually | pretextuality

categorical_group_list: Communication, Speech

etymology: Latin prae- 'before' + textum 'spoken, stated' (past participle of texere 'to weave, construct')


morpheme_key: preti

morpheme: preti

morpheme_head: preti

affix_form: preti-

meaning_definition: price | worth | value

example_words_list_1: precious, precipitate, precipitate

categorical_group_list: Value, Economy

etymology: pretium | pretiare


morpheme_key: prevaricate

morpheme: prevaricate

morpheme_head: prevaricate

affix_form: -prevaricate-

meaning_definition: to speak evasively | to avoid the truth

example_words_list_1: prevarication, prevaricator

categorical_group_list: Communication, Deception

etymology: Latin praevocare 'to call before, call away'


morpheme_key: prevent

morpheme: prevent

morpheme_head: prevent

affix_form: -prevent-

meaning_definition: stop | hinder | preclude

example_words_list_1: preventable, prevention, preventive

example_words_corpus: prevents | prevented | preventer | preventing | prevention | preventive

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Action

etymology: Latin praevenire 'to come before, anticipate', from prae- 'before' + veni- 'come'


morpheme_key: previous

morpheme: previous

morpheme_head: previous

affix_form: -previous-

meaning_definition: prior in time | preceding in order

example_words_list_1: previous, previously, previousty

example_words_corpus: previously | previousness

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Order

etymology: Latin praevius 'going before', from prae- 'before' + via 'way'


morpheme_key: pri

morpheme: pri

morpheme_head: pri

affix_form: pri-

sense_label: First, initial

meaning_definition: primary | beginning

example_words_list_1: primary, primitive, primacy

categorical_group_list: Number sequencer

ancestor_etymon: pri

etymology: Latin 'pri-' (variant of 'prae-') meaning 'before, in front'


sense_label: saw

meaning_definition: saw

example_words_list_1: prion

example_words_list_2: prion

categorical_group_list: Action, Tool

etymology: πρίειν (príein) | πρῖσις (prîsis) | πρίων | πρίονος (príōn | príonos)


morpheme_key: priap

morpheme: priap

morpheme_head: priap

affix_form: priap-

meaning_definition: priapus (a Greek fertility god with an exaggerated phallus) | phallus

example_words_list_1: priapism, Priapus

example_words_list_2: priapism, Priapus

categorical_group_list: Fertility, Biology, Pathology

etymology: πριάπος


morpheme_key: price

morpheme: price

morpheme_head: price

affix_form: -price-

meaning_definition: cost | value | amount of money

example_words_list_1: priceless, priceable, price-tag

example_words_corpus: prices | priced | pricey | pricer | reprice | pricers

categorical_group_list: Economy, Value

etymology: Latin pretium 'price, value, reward'


morpheme_key: prickle

morpheme: prickle

morpheme_head: prickle

affix_form: prickle

meaning_definition: To experience a sharp, sudden pain or tingling sensation | A small, sharp projection on a surface | To cause something to have such a sensation

example_words_list_1: prickles | prickled | prickler | pricklers | prickleback | pricklefish

etymology: Derived from Old English 'pricclian' meaning to prick or stab

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: pride

morpheme: pride

morpheme_head: pride

affix_form: -pride-

meaning_definition: self-respect | arrogance | group of lions

example_words_list_1: prided | prides | prider | unpride | priders | prideful

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Social status, Animal collective noun

etymology: Old French 'prud' (valiant, brave)


morpheme_key: priest

morpheme: priest

morpheme_head: priest

affix_form: -priest-

meaning_definition: religious leader | cleric | minister

example_words_list_1: priest, priesthood, priestess, priestly

example_words_corpus: priests | priestly | unpriest | priestess | unpriests | priestdom

categorical_group_list: Religion, Occupation

etymology: Latin sacerdot- 'priest', from sacer 'sacred' + -dot- (root of donum 'gift')


morpheme_key: prig

morpheme: prig

morpheme_head: prig

affix_form: -prig-

meaning_definition: prig | priggy person | moralist

example_words_list_1: priggish, priggy

example_words_corpus: prigs | prigged | priggery | priggish | priggism | prigging

categorical_group_list: Person, Pejorative, Moralism

etymology: Middle English prigg, perhaps of imitative origin or from Middle Dutch prikken 'to prick'


morpheme_key: pril

morpheme: pril

morpheme_head: pril

affix_form: -pril

meaning_definition: pril

example_words_list_1: lisinopril

example_words_corpus: lisinopril

categorical_group_list: Chemical nomenclature, Pharmacology, Suffix

etymology: From Latin -pril, a variant of the suffix -pril found in chemical nomenclature (e.g., captopril, enalapril), likely derived from the chemical group 'thiol' or 'sulfhydryl' combined with a phonetic adaptation for drug naming conventions.


morpheme_key: prim

morpheme: prim

morpheme_head: prim

affix_form: prim-

allomorphs: prima | primo

sense_label: first

meaning_definition: initial | main | primitive | fundamental

example_words_list_2: primary | primitive | primogenitor | coprime | nonprime | prima facie | primacy | primal | primality | primate | prime | primer | primeval | primine | primogeniture | primordial | primrose | Primula | semiprime | subprimal | subprime | first-rate | first-string | first-year | firstborn | firsthand | prime (first) | primal (first) | primate (first upright walking mammals)

example_words_corpus: prims | primly | primmed | primness | primming | iclaprim

etymology: Latin prīmus | first | most important | primus

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | http://leonsplanet.com/index.html | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Wikidata


affix_form: -prim-

meaning_definition: press

example_words_list_1: compress, compression, compressor, depress, depression, depressive, espresso, express, expression, expressive, impress, impression, impressive, imprimatur, imprint, oppress, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, press, pressure, print, repress, repression, repressive, reprimand, suppress, suppression, suppressor

categorical_group_list: Action, Force, Pressure

etymology: premere, pressus


morpheme_key: primate

morpheme: primate

morpheme_head: primate

affix_form: -primate-

meaning_definition: first | primary | original

example_words_list_1: primate, primordial, primacy

example_words_corpus: primates | nonprimate | euprimates | nonprimates | primateship | archprimate

categorical_group_list: Order, Importance, Biology

etymology: Latin primus 'first, earliest'


morpheme_key: primp

morpheme: primp

morpheme_head: primp

affix_form: -primp-

meaning_definition: to groom | to dress up | to fuss

example_words_list_1: primp, primping, primped

example_words_corpus: primps | primpy | primped | primper | primping | primpers

categorical_group_list: Action, Appearance

etymology: From Dutch 'primp' (neat, trim) or 'prammen' (to trim, to dress up), possibly related to German 'prangen' (to shine, to display proudly).


morpheme_key: primrose

morpheme: primrose

morpheme_head: primrose

affix_form: -primrose-

meaning_definition: a type of flowering plant

example_words_list_1: primrose, primroses

example_words_corpus: primroses | primrosed | primroselike

categorical_group_list: Flora, Nature

etymology: Latin 'primum' (first) + 'rosa' (rose)


morpheme_key: primula

morpheme: primula

morpheme_head: primula

affix_form: -primula-

meaning_definition: first | early

example_words_list_1: primula

categorical_group_list: Ordinality, Time

etymology: Latin primus 'first'


morpheme_key: prin

morpheme: prin

morpheme_head: prin

affix_form: prin-

meaning_definition: first | primary | foremost

example_words_list_1: primary, primitive, principal, prince

categorical_group_list: Order, Primacy

etymology: Latin primus "first"


morpheme_key: prince

morpheme: prince

morpheme_head: prince

affix_form: -prince-

meaning_definition: son of a monarch | royal male | noble

example_words_list_1: princely, principality, princehood

example_words_corpus: princes | princess | princely | coprince | Princeton | princessy

categorical_group_list: Royalty, Status, Person

etymology: Latin princeps 'first, chief, leader', from primus 'first' + capere 'to take'


morpheme_key: princip

morpheme: princip

morpheme_head: princip

affix_form: princip-

meaning_definition: primary | leading | main

example_words_list_1: principal | principal_axis | principal_investigator | principality | principally | principalship | principle | principle_of_equivalence | principle_of_liquid_displacement | principle_of_relativity | principle_of_superposition | principled | prince | princess

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin princeps 'first, chief'


morpheme_key: principal

morpheme: principal

morpheme_head: principal

affix_form: -principal-

meaning_definition: first | chief | head | beginning

example_words_list_1: principal, principality, principality

categorical_group_list: Hierarchy, Primacy, Importance

etymology: Latin princip- 'first, chief', from princeps 'first, foremost'


morpheme_key: principle

morpheme: principle

morpheme_head: principle

affix_form: -principle-

meaning_definition: fundamental truth | rule | law | doctrine

example_words_list_1: principle, principal, prince, princess, princeps

example_words_corpus: principles | principled | unprinciple | unprincipled | subprinciple | principledly

categorical_group_list: Abstract, Law, Foundation

etymology: Latin principium 'beginning, origin', from princeps 'first, chief'


morpheme_key: print

morpheme: print

morpheme_head: print

affix_form: -print-

meaning_definition: to press | to stamp | to mark

example_words_list_1: imprint, reprint, printable

example_words_corpus: prints | printer | printed | reprint | offprint | printout

categorical_group_list: Action, Physicality

etymology: Latin 'prīntere' (to press, stamp), of uncertain origin, possibly related to 'premere' (to press).


morpheme_key: prior

morpheme: prior

morpheme_head: prior

affix_form: prior-

allomorphs: priori

sense_label: former

meaning_definition: former

example_words_list_1: prior, priority, priory, pristine, repristinate, subprior

example_words_corpus: priors | priorly | priority | prioress | subprior | priorate

categorical_group_list: Time, Order, Precedence

etymology: prior

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: pris

morpheme: pris

morpheme_head: pris

affix_form: pris-

allomorphs: prise

meaning_definition: take hold of | clutch | retain | act | work | exertion

example_words_list_1: prison | enterprise | reprisal | surprise | comprise | reprise | impresario | prize (captured ship) | pry

ancestor_etymon: pris

etymology: Latin prehendere 'to seize, grasp'

source: Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: prism

morpheme: prism

morpheme_head: prism

affix_form: prism-

sense_label: refraction

meaning_definition: refraction | multifaceted | glass-like

example_words_list_1: antiprism, prism, prismatic, prismatoid

example_words_list_2: antiprism, prism, prismatic, prismatoid

example_words_corpus: prisms | prismy | biprism | prismal | prismed | prismane

categorical_group_list: Geometry, Optics, Light

etymology: πρίσμα, πρίσματος (prísma, prísmatos), πρισμάτιον (prismátion)


morpheme_key: prismatic

morpheme: prismatic

morpheme_head: prismatic

affix_form: -prismatic-

meaning_definition: prism | refracting glass

example_words_list_1: prism, prismatic, prismatoid

example_words_corpus: aprismatic | diprismatic | subprismatic | triprismatic | antiprismatic | interprismatic

categorical_group_list: Light, Color, Vision

etymology: Greek prisma 'thing sawed', from prissein 'to saw'


morpheme_key: prison

morpheme: prison

morpheme_head: prison

affix_form: -prison-

meaning_definition: place of confinement | to confine

example_words_list_1: prison, imprison, imprisonment

example_words_corpus: prisons | prisoner | unprison | emprison | enprison | prisoners

categorical_group_list: Confinement, Restraint

etymology: From Latin 'prison' (modern French) or directly from Latin 'prisonem' (nominative 'prison'), a variant of 'praesio' meaning 'a keeping, confinement', derived from 'praehendere' (to seize, hold before).


morpheme_key: pristine

morpheme: pristine

morpheme_head: pristine

affix_form: -pristine-

meaning_definition: clean | unspoiled | pure

example_words_list_1: pristine

example_words_corpus: pristinely | unpristine | pristineness

categorical_group_list: Purity, State of being

etymology: Latin prīstinus 'of the first time, original', from prīstus 'former', from prīmus 'first'


morpheme_key: priv

morpheme: priv

morpheme_head: priv

affix_form: priv-

meaning_definition: belonging to oneself | distinct or apart | remove or take away | individual or not shared | disconnected or distinct | unique or distinctive

example_words_list_1: deprivation | deprive | privacy | private | privateer | privation | privative | privilege | privity | privy | semiprivate

example_words_corpus: privs | privacy | private | privates | privateer | privately

categorical_group_list: Negation, Separation, Individuation

ancestor_etymon: priv

etymology: privus | privare | privatus


morpheme_key: privacy

morpheme: privacy

morpheme_head: privacy

affix_form: -privacy-

meaning_definition: state of being private | seclusion | solitude

example_words_list_1: private, privatization, privatize, unprivileged, disprivilege

categorical_group_list: State of being, Seclusion

etymology: From Latin 'privatus', past participle of 'privare' meaning 'to deprive, separate, or make private', derived from 'privus' meaning 'single, solitary'.


morpheme_key: private

morpheme: private

morpheme_head: private

affix_form: -private-

meaning_definition: belonging to oneself | not public | secluded

example_words_list_1: private, privacy, privatization

categorical_group_list: Ownership, Seclusion, Limitation

etymology: From Latin privatus, past participle of privare 'to deprive, separate', from privus 'single, alone'


morpheme_key: privation

morpheme: privation

morpheme_head: privation

affix_form: -privation-

meaning_definition: deprivation | lack | loss | absence

example_words_list_1: privation, deprive, bereave

example_words_corpus: privations | privational

categorical_group_list: Negation, Absence, Loss

etymology: Latin privatio 'a losing, loss, deprivation', from privare 'to deprive'


morpheme_key: privet

morpheme: privet

morpheme_head: privet

affix_form: -privet-

meaning_definition: privet | hedge

example_words_list_1: privet, privet bush, privet hedge

categorical_group_list: Botany, Plant, Hedge

etymology: Old English prǣtte, from Proto-Germanic *praitō-


morpheme_key: privilege

morpheme: privilege

morpheme_head: privilege

affix_form: -privilege-

meaning_definition: special right | advantage | immunity

example_words_list_1: privileged, privilege, disprivilege

example_words_corpus: privileges | deprivilege | privilegees | disprivilege | deprivileged | deprivileges

categorical_group_list: Status, Law, Advantage

etymology: Latin privus 'separate, apart' + -ile 'capable of'


morpheme_key: privy

morpheme: privy

morpheme_head: privy

affix_form: -privy-

meaning_definition: sharing | common | private

example_words_list_1: privy, privity

example_words_corpus: nonprivy

categorical_group_list: Privatization, Relation

etymology: From Latin 'privus' meaning 'single, separate, private'


morpheme_key: prix

morpheme: prix

morpheme_head: prix

affix_form: -prix-

meaning_definition: price | cost | value

example_words_list_1: prejudice, appreciate, estimate, prize, price

example_words_corpus: ePrix

categorical_group_list: Value, Economy

etymology: Latin pretium 'price, reward'


morpheme_key: prize

morpheme: prize

morpheme_head: prize

affix_form: -prize-

meaning_definition: reward | award | gain

example_words_list_1: prizefight, prizeless, prizewinner

example_words_corpus: prizer | prized | prizes | prizers | prizest | prizeth

categorical_group_list: Reward, Achievement

etymology: Old French 'pris' (taken, seized)


morpheme_key: pro

morpheme: pro

morpheme_head: pro

affix_form: pro

sense_label: before

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective | noun | verb

meaning_definition: prior to | ahead of | toward the front | advocating for | representing

example_words_list_1: prologue, proceed, promote, pronoun, proactive

example_words_list_2: Examples:Proterosuchus ("before crocodile") | Procompsognathus ("before elegant jaw") | Prosaurolophus ("before lizard crest") | proconsul | pro-american | propulsion | prologue | propel | proactive | proliferate | provide | pronoun | procrastination | pro-Chancellor | pro-liberal | pro-Whitehall | procambium | procrastinate | project (forward throw (verb)) | protest (forward witness (verb)) | provoke (forward voice (verb)) | prognosis (forward knowledge) | prognosticator (forward knowledge person) | Gnostic (knowledgeable one) | gnosticism (knowledgeable movement)

example_words_corpus: pros | proleg | proact | nonpro | protip | prowar

morpheme_counterpart_opposite: re

opposing_meaning: backward

categorical_group_list: Medical and Scientific | Direction designator | preposition-like

ancestor_etymon: πρό | πρότερος (pró | próteros) | pro | prō-  OED

etymology: Greek πρό- (pró-) | before | in front of | < classical Latin prō-... adv and prep | prefix1 | definition 1(a-b) and 'pro-' | prefix2 | meanings not covered by senses 2 and 3 OED | pro- | definition 2(a) OED | definition 2(b) OED | pro | Latin | Greek

ancestor_etymon_language: Ancient Greek | Greek | Latin  OED | Latin

pronunciation: /proʊ̯/, /proʊ̯tεroʊ̯/

source: Wikipedia | Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | Cognatarium | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | http://leonsplanet.com/index.html


morpheme_key: prob

morpheme: prob

morpheme_head: prob

affix_form: prob-

meaning_definition: deserving of value | positive in nature | examination to assess | discover something valuable | demonstrate validity

example_words_list_1: approbation | approve | disapprobation | opprobrium | probable | probation | probe | probity | proof | prove | reprobate | reprove | problem

example_words_corpus: probs

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: prob

etymology: probare ~prove to be worthy~ | probus | probare "prove to be worthy"


morpheme_key: probare

morpheme: probare

morpheme_head: probare

affix_form: -probare-

meaning_definition: to test | to prove | to attempt

example_words_list_1: probable, probation, probity, probate, prove

categorical_group_list: Verification, Testing, Quality

etymology: Latin probare 'to test, prove, approve', from probus 'good, worthy'


morpheme_key: problem

morpheme: problem

morpheme_head: problem

affix_form: -problem-

meaning_definition: challenge | hindrance | issue requiring resolution

example_words_list_1: problem, problematic

example_words_list_2: problem, problematic

example_words_corpus: problems | problemo | problemed | problemos | subproblem | nonproblem

categorical_group_list: Anatomy

ancestor_etymon: problem

etymology: Greek 'problema' (something thrown forward, obstacle) from 'proballo' (to throw forward)


morpheme_key: proboscis

morpheme: proboscis

morpheme_head: proboscis

affix_form: -proboscis-

meaning_definition: tubular snout | elongated mouthpart

example_words_list_1: proboscis

example_words_corpus: proboscises

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Latin proboscis 'trunk of an elephant, snout', from Greek probōskis 'trunk, snout', from probōs 'having a long snout', from pro- 'before' + bōs 'ox'


morpheme_key: proceed

morpheme: proceed

morpheme_head: proceed

affix_form: -proceed-

meaning_definition: to move forward | to go ahead | to advance

example_words_list_1: proceed, proceeding, proceeded

example_words_corpus: proceeds | proceeded | proceeder | proceeding | proceedeth | proceeders

categorical_group_list: Motion, Progression

etymology: Latin prōcedere 'to advance, go forth', from prō- 'forward' + cēdere 'to go'


morpheme_key: procrastinate

morpheme: procrastinate

morpheme_head: procrastinate

affix_form: -procrastinate-

meaning_definition: to delay | to postpone | to put off

example_words_list_1: procrastination, procrastinator

categorical_group_list: Time, Delay, Action

etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare 'to delay', from pro- 'before' + cras 'tomorrow'


morpheme_key: procto

morpheme: procto

morpheme_head: procto

affix_form: procto-

allomorphs: proct

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: various

meaning_definition: anus | rectum

example_words_list_1: proctoscopy | proctitis

example_words_list_2: proctoscopy, proctitis

example_words_corpus: aproctous | proctology | proctotomy | proctocele | proctoscope | proctoscopy

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Medical

ancestor_etymon: πρωκτο-  OED

etymology: Greek proktos 'anus'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED

source: Wiktionary | MorphoQuantics


morpheme_key: proctor

morpheme: proctor

morpheme_head: proctor

affix_form: -proctor-

meaning_definition: supervise | examine | monitor

example_words_list_1: proctor, proctoring, proctorial

example_words_corpus: proctors | proctored | proctoring | proctorial | proctorage | proproctor

categorical_group_list: Management, Supervision

etymology: Latin 'procurare' meaning 'to take care of, manage'


morpheme_key: procure

morpheme: procure

morpheme_head: procure

affix_form: -procure-

meaning_definition: obtain | acquire | get

example_words_list_1: procurement, procurable

example_words_corpus: procurers | unprocured | procurement | procurements

categorical_group_list: Acquisition, Action

etymology: Latin procurus 'foreseen, provided for', from procurare 'to take care of, manage', from pro 'before, for' + curare 'to care for'


morpheme_key: prod

morpheme: prod

morpheme_head: prod

affix_form: -prod-

meaning_definition: to bring forth | to cause | to produce

example_words_list_1: produce, production, productive, product

example_words_corpus: prods | proddy | prodded | prodder | prodding | prodders

categorical_group_list: Action, Creation, Causation

etymology: Latin 'producere' (past participle 'productus'), from 'pro-' (forward) + 'ducere' (to lead)


morpheme_key: prodig

morpheme: prodig

morpheme_head: prodig

affix_form: prodig-

allomorphs: prodigi

sense_label: prodigy

meaning_definition: prodigy

example_words_list_1: prodigious | prodigy

example_words_list_2: prodigious | prodigy

categorical_group_list: Person, Quality, Abundance

etymology: prodigium ~prodigy~ | prodigium "prodigy"


affix_form: -prodig-

allomorphs: prodiga

sense_label: waste

meaning_definition: waste

example_words_list_1: prodigal, prodigality

example_words_list_2: prodigal, prodigality

categorical_group_list: Waste, Excess, Expenditure

etymology: prodigus "wasteful", from prodigere "drive away, waste"


morpheme_key: prof

morpheme: prof

morpheme_head: prof

affix_form: -prof-

meaning_definition: profundity | depth | depth of character

example_words_list_1: profound, profile, profession

example_words_corpus: profs

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Spatial, Position

etymology: Latin profundus 'deep, vast', from pro- 'forth' + fundus 'bottom, floor'


morpheme_key: profane

morpheme: profane

morpheme_head: profane

affix_form: -profane-

meaning_definition: unholy | irreverent | disrespectful

example_words_list_1: profane, profanity, profanation

example_words_corpus: profanes | profaned | profaner | profanely | profaners | profaneth

categorical_group_list: Sacredness, Negation

etymology: Latin profanus 'before the temple, secular, unholy', from pro- 'before' + fanum 'temple'


morpheme_key: profen

morpheme: profen

morpheme_head: profen

affix_form: -profen

meaning_definition: anti-inflammatory | pain-relieving

example_words_list_1: dexketoprofen

example_words_corpus: dexketoprofen

categorical_group_list: Pharmacology, Medical

etymology: From Latin 'profanum' (outside the temple) via Old French 'profain', originally meaning 'secular' or 'worldly', later adopted in pharmaceutical nomenclature to denote compounds derived from or related to propionic acid derivatives (propyl + benzoic acid structure, though the name is historically coincidental with the religious term).


morpheme_key: profess

morpheme: profess

morpheme_head: profess

affix_form: -profess-

meaning_definition: to declare | to claim | to affirm

example_words_list_1: profession, professor, professorial

example_words_corpus: professed | professes | profession | professing | disprofess | professeth

categorical_group_list: Communication, Assertion

etymology: Latin profitēri 'to declare publicly', from pro- 'forth' + fārī 'to speak'


morpheme_key: proffer

morpheme: proffer

morpheme_head: proffer

affix_form: -proffer-

meaning_definition: offer | present | tender

example_words_list_1: proffered, proffers, proffering

example_words_corpus: proffers | proffered | profferer | proffering | profferest | proffereth

categorical_group_list: Action, Communication

etymology: Latin proferre 'to bring forth, present', from pro- 'forward' + ferre 'to carry'


morpheme_key: profici

morpheme: profici

morpheme_head: profici

affix_form: -profici-

meaning_definition: to make | to do | to advance

example_words_list_1: proficiency, proficient

categorical_group_list: Action, Progress

etymology: From Latin proficient-, past participle stem of proficere 'to make progress', from pro- 'forward' + facere 'to make, do'.


morpheme_key: profile

morpheme: profile

morpheme_head: profile

affix_form: -profile-

meaning_definition: outline | shape | side view

example_words_list_1: profile, profiling, profiler

example_words_corpus: profiles | profiled | profiler | profilee | profilers | reprofile

categorical_group_list: Shape, Representation

etymology: Greek prophilos 'beloved' (from pro- 'before' + philos 'loving')


morpheme_key: profit

morpheme: profit

morpheme_head: profit

affix_form: -profit-

meaning_definition: gain | advantage | benefit

example_words_list_1: profitable, profitability, profiteer

example_words_corpus: profits | profiter | profited | unprofit | profiteer | nonprofit

categorical_group_list: Economy, Value, Gain

etymology: Latin 'proficere' (to do forward, advance), from 'pro-' (forward) + 'facere' (to make, do)


morpheme_key: proflig

morpheme: proflig

morpheme_head: proflig

affix_form: -proflig-

meaning_definition: wasteful | reckless | dissolute

example_words_list_1: profligate, profligacy

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Excess

etymology: Latin profligatus, past participle of profligare 'to ruin, destroy', from pro- 'forth' + flagrare 'to burn'


morpheme_key: profound

morpheme: profound

morpheme_head: profound

affix_form: -profound-

meaning_definition: deep | intense | far-reaching

example_words_list_1: profoundly, profoundness

example_words_corpus: profounds | profoundly | profoundness | pseudoprofound | profoundnesses

categorical_group_list: Depth, Intensity

etymology: Latin profundus, from pro- 'forth' + fundus 'bottom'


morpheme_key: profuse

morpheme: profuse

morpheme_head: profuse

affix_form: -profuse-

meaning_definition: abundant | excessive | plentiful

example_words_list_1: profusion, profusely

example_words_corpus: profused | profuses | profusely | profuseness

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Intensity

etymology: From Latin profusus, past participle of profundere 'to pour forth'


morpheme_key: prognathous

morpheme: prognathous

morpheme_head: prognathous

affix_form: -prognathous-

meaning_definition: protruding | projecting forward

example_words_list_1: prognathous, prognathism, prognathic

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Physicality

etymology: From Greek prognathos, from pro- 'before' + gnathos 'jaw'


morpheme_key: program

morpheme: program

morpheme_head: program

affix_form: -program-

meaning_definition: plan | sequence | set of instructions

example_words_list_1: programming, programmer, programmable

example_words_corpus: programs | deprogram | reprogram | programed | programmer | programmed

categorical_group_list: Action, Order, Logic

etymology: Greek programma 'public notice, plan' from pragma 'deed'


morpheme_key: prolapse

morpheme: prolapse

morpheme_head: prolapse

affix_form: -prolapse-

meaning_definition: to fall down | to protrude | to slip out

example_words_list_1: prolapse, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse

example_words_corpus: prolapses | prolapsed

categorical_group_list: Movement, Medical, Physical state

etymology: Latin prolapsus, past participle of prolabi 'to slip forward, fall down', from pro- 'forward' + labi 'to glide, slip'


morpheme_key: prole

morpheme: prole

morpheme_head: prol

affix_form: -prole-

allomorphs: prole

meaning_definition: before | prior to | in advance

example_words_list_1: prolepsis, proleptical

example_words_corpus: proles | prolefeed

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Spatial, Motion

etymology: From Greek pro- (before, in front of) + leipein (to leave), literally 'leaving before' or 'anticipating'.


morpheme_key: proletari

morpheme: proletari

morpheme_head: proletari

affix_form: -proletari-

meaning_definition: working class | proletariat | laborer

example_words_list_1: proletariat, proletarianism

categorical_group_list: Social Class, Labor

etymology: From Latin proletarius, derived from proles (offspring, progeny), originally referring to the lowest class of Roman citizens who contributed to the state only through their offspring.


morpheme_key: proliferate

morpheme: proliferate

morpheme_head: proliferate

affix_form: -proliferate-

meaning_definition: increase rapidly | multiply | spread

example_words_corpus: proliferates | proliferated | reproliferate | reproliferates | reproliferated | unproliferated

categorical_group_list: Growth, Quantity, Multiplication

etymology: Latin proliferatus, past participle of proliferare 'to bud, sprout, multiply', from proles 'offspring' + -ferre 'to bear'


morpheme_key: prolific

morpheme: prolific

morpheme_head: prolific

affix_form: -prolific-

meaning_definition: fruitful | abundant | productive

example_words_list_1: prolifically, prolificness

example_words_corpus: unprolific | improlific | nonprolific | prolificity | prolificness | prolification

categorical_group_list: Abundance, Productivity

etymology: Latin 'prolificus' from 'proles' (offspring) + '-ficus' (making)


morpheme_key: prolix

morpheme: prolix

morpheme_head: prolix

affix_form: -prolix-

meaning_definition: wordy | long-winded | verbose

example_words_list_1: prolixity, prolixness

example_words_corpus: prolixly | prolixity | prolixness | prolixities

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Communication

etymology: Latin prōlīxus 'extended, prolonged', from prōlīnāre 'to extend'


morpheme_key: prolongare

morpheme: prolongare

morpheme_head: prolongare

affix_form: -prolongare-

meaning_definition: elongate | extend duration

example_words_list_1: prolong

example_words_list_2: prolong

categorical_group_list: Concatenation

etymology: Latin prōlongāre 'to lengthen, prolong', from prō- 'forward' + longus 'long'


morpheme_key: prom

morpheme: prom

morpheme_head: prom

affix_form: -prom-

sense_label: forward

meaning_definition: forward | onward | forth

example_words_list_1: promote, prominent, promotee

example_words_corpus: proms | prommer | promgoer | promlike | promwear | prommers

categorical_group_list: Direction, Temporal, Position

etymology: Latin prō- 'forward, forth, in front of'


morpheme_key: promenade

morpheme: promenade

morpheme_head: promenade

affix_form: -promenade-

meaning_definition: to walk | stroll | wander

example_words_list_1: promenade

example_words_corpus: promenades | promenaded | promenader | promenaders

categorical_group_list: Motion, Movement

etymology: French 'promener' (to walk/stroll)


morpheme_key: promere

morpheme: promere

morpheme_head: promere

affix_form: -promere-

meaning_definition: to produce or cause to appear | to generate or emit

example_words_list_1: prompt

example_words_list_2: prompt

etymology: Latin prōmere 'to bring forth, produce', from prō- 'forth' + emere 'to take'


morpheme_key: prometheus

morpheme: prometheus

morpheme_head: prometheus

affix_form: -prometheus-

meaning_definition: Prometheus (mythological figure) | forethought

example_words_list_1: prometheus, promethean, prometheism

categorical_group_list: Mythology, Proper Name, Forethought

etymology: From Greek Promētheus, from promētheia 'forethought', from pro 'before' + manthano 'learn'


morpheme_key: promin

morpheme: promin

morpheme_head: promin

affix_form: -promin-

meaning_definition: prominent | conspicuous | important

example_words_list_1: prominent, prominence, prominently

categorical_group_list: Adjective, Visibility, Importance

etymology: Latin 'prominens', present participle of 'prominere' meaning 'to project forward'


morpheme_key: promiscu

morpheme: promiscu

morpheme_head: promiscu

affix_form: -promiscu-

meaning_definition: mixed | indiscriminate | common

example_words_list_1: promiscuous, promiscuity

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Distribution

etymology: from Latin promiscuus 'mixed, confused, common', from promiscere 'to see through, examine closely'


morpheme_key: promise

morpheme: promise

morpheme_head: promise

affix_form: -promise-

meaning_definition: vow | pledge | assurance

example_words_list_1: promise, promissory, unpromised

example_words_corpus: promised | promises | promisee | promiser | promiseth | promisest

categorical_group_list: Commitment, Agreement

etymology: From Latin promissus, past participle of promittere 'to send forth, give promise', from pro- 'forth' + mittere 'to send'.


morpheme_key: promittere

morpheme: promittere

morpheme_head: promittere

affix_form: -promittere-

meaning_definition: to pledge | to vow

example_words_list_1: compromise

example_words_list_2: compromise

etymology: Latin promittere 'to send forth, promise', from pro- 'forward' + mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: prompt

morpheme: prompt

morpheme_head: prompt

affix_form: -prompt-

meaning_definition: to urge | to incite | to cause to happen

example_words_list_1: prompt, prompted, prompting

example_words_corpus: prompts | promptly | prompter | prompted | imprompt | prompting

categorical_group_list: Action, Causation

etymology: Latin prōmptus 'taken out, brought forth', past participle of prōmere 'to take out, bring forth'


morpheme_key: promulgate

morpheme: promulgate

morpheme_head: promulgate

affix_form: -promulgate-

meaning_definition: to make known | to proclaim | to announce

example_words_list_1: promulgation, promulgator, promulgatory

example_words_corpus: promulgated | promulgates

categorical_group_list: Communication, Announcement

etymology: Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare 'to make known', from pro- 'forth' +ulgare 'to proclaim', from ulgere 'to drive'


morpheme_key: prone

morpheme: prone

morpheme_head: prone

affix_form: -prone-

meaning_definition: liable to suffer, disposed to suffer

example_words_list_1: errorprone, accidentprone

example_words_list_2: errorprone, accidentprone

example_words_corpus: proned | prones | pronely | proneness | semiprone | pronenesses

categorical_group_list: Vulnerability, Disposition

ancestor_etymon: prone

etymology: Latin -pronus 'bending forward, inclined'


morpheme_key: prong

morpheme: prong

morpheme_head: prong

affix_form: -prong-

meaning_definition: a pointed projection | a forked part

example_words_list_1: prong

example_words_corpus: prongs | prongy | pronged | pronghorn | prongbuck | pronghorns

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Tool, Physical shape

etymology: From Old Norse 'prongr' meaning a pointed projection or prong, related to Old English 'prangian' (to torment).


morpheme_key: pronounce

morpheme: pronounce

morpheme_head: pronounce

affix_form: -pronounce-

meaning_definition: to utter | to articulate | to declare

example_words_list_1: pronounce, pronunciation, pronounceable

example_words_corpus: pronounced | pronounces | pronouncer | pronouncers | pronounceth | pronouncest

categorical_group_list: Communication, Speech

etymology: Latin pronuntiare 'to call out, proclaim', from pro- 'forth' + nuntiare 'to announce', from nuntius 'messenger'


morpheme_key: pronto

morpheme: pronto

morpheme_head: pronto

affix_form: -pronto-

meaning_definition: quick | ready | prompt

example_words_list_1: pronto, pronto response, pronto action

categorical_group_list: Speed, Readiness, Temporal

etymology: Latin 'pronto' (ablative of 'pronus', meaning 'ready, forward'), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (forward)


morpheme_key: proof

morpheme: proof

morpheme_head: proof

affix_form: -proof-

allomorphs: -proof

sense_label: evidence

meaning_definition: evidence | test | verification

example_words_list_1: proofread, waterproof, fireproof, bulletproof, childproof

example_words_corpus: proofs | reproof | proofer | proofed | unproof | proofing

categorical_group_list: Evidence, Verification, Testing

etymology: From Latin 'probare' meaning 'to test, prove, or verify', derived from 'probus' (good, honest).


morpheme_key: prop

morpheme: prop

morpheme_head: prop

affix_form: prop-

sense_label: promote, push

meaning_definition: promote, push

example_words_list_1: propel, propagate, propulsive

example_words_corpus: props | propyl | upprop | unprop | biprop | propane

categorical_group_list: Direction, Motion, Advancement

etymology: Latin prō- 'forward, forth'

source: Wiktionary | Wikidata


morpheme_key: propag

morpheme: propag

morpheme_head: propag

affix_form: -propag-

meaning_definition: to spread | to multiply | to increase

example_words_list_1: propagate, propagation, propagator

categorical_group_list: Growth, Multiplication, Expansion

etymology: Latin propagare 'to extend, spread out', from prop- (variant of pro- 'forward') + agere 'to drive'


morpheme_key: propane

morpheme: propane

morpheme_head: propane

affix_form: -propane-

meaning_definition: propane (alkane with 3 carbon atoms)

example_words_list_1: propanol, propanoic acid, propyl, isopropane

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Hydrocarbon

etymology: French propane, from propan- (from propane + -e suffix for alkanes), derived from propionic acid (from Greek propion 'first fat' + -ic)


morpheme_key: prope

morpheme: prope

morpheme_head: prope

affix_form: prope-

meaning_definition: close | adjacent | nearby

example_words_list_1: propinquity, propinquous, propinquitous

categorical_group_list: Proximity, Space

etymology: Latin 'prope' (adverb/preposition) meaning 'near, close by'


morpheme_key: propel

morpheme: propel

morpheme_head: propel

affix_form: -propel-

meaning_definition: to push forward | to drive | to urge on

example_words_list_1: propel, propelled, propelling, propeller

example_words_corpus: propels | propeller | propelled | propellant | propellers | propelling

categorical_group_list: Motion, Force

etymology: Latin propellere 'to push forward', from pro- 'forward' + pellere 'to drive'


morpheme_key: propens

morpheme: propens

morpheme_head: propens

affix_form: -propens-

meaning_definition: inclined | leaning | tending

example_words_list_1: propensity, propensity-driven

categorical_group_list: Motion, Tendency

etymology: Latin propensus 'leaning forward, inclined', past participle of propendere 'to hang over, incline'


morpheme_key: proper

morpheme: proper

morpheme_head: proper

affix_form: -proper-

meaning_definition: belonging to a specific individual or group | distinctive or characteristic of a particular thing

example_words_list_1: property, proprietary, propriety

example_words_list_2: property, proprietary, propriety

example_words_corpus: propers | properly | unproper | nonproper | properness | unproperly

categorical_group_list: Possessive

ancestor_etymon: propr

etymology: Latin proprius 'own, special'


morpheme_key: property

morpheme: property

morpheme_head: property

affix_form: -property-

meaning_definition: attribute | characteristic | quality

example_words_list_1: property, proprietary, proprietorship

example_words_corpus: nonproperty | disproperty | bioproperty | subproperty | propertyless | metaproperty

categorical_group_list: Attribute, Essence

etymology: From Latin 'proprietas', from 'proprius' meaning 'one's own, special, peculiar'


morpheme_key: prophecy

morpheme: prophecy

morpheme_head: prophecy

affix_form: -prophecy-

meaning_definition: prophecy | oracle | foretelling

example_words_list_1: prophetic, prophet, prophesy, prophecy, propheticism

example_words_corpus: counterprophecy

categorical_group_list: Divination, Knowledge, Time

etymology: From Greek prophētia 'prophecy', from prophētēs 'one who speaks for another, interpreter', from pro- 'before' + phētēs 'speaker'


morpheme_key: prophesy

morpheme: prophesy

morpheme_head: prophesy

affix_form: -prophesy-

meaning_definition: to foretell | to predict | to declare by divine inspiration

example_words_list_1: prophecy, prophetic, prophetess

categorical_group_list: Divination, Communication, Time

etymology: From Greek prophaiteuomai, from prophētēs 'interpreter, spokesman', derived from pro- 'before' + phētēs 'speaker'


morpheme_key: prophet

morpheme: prophet

morpheme_head: prophet

affix_form: -prophet-

meaning_definition: one who foretells | seer | messenger

example_words_list_1: prophetic, prophetess, prophetism

example_words_corpus: prophets | prophetic | prophetess | prophetize | prophetized | prophetizes

categorical_group_list: Divination, Person, Communication

etymology: Greek prophetēs 'one who speaks forth'


morpheme_key: prophylactic

morpheme: prophylactic

morpheme_head: prophylactic

affix_form: -prophylactic-

meaning_definition: preventative | protective | guarding

example_words_list_1: prophylaxis, prophylactically

example_words_corpus: prophylactics | nonprophylactic | zooprophylactic | metaprophylactic | chemoprophylactic | immunoprophylactic

categorical_group_list: Protection, Prevention

etymology: Greek prophulaktikos 'a guarding, protection'


morpheme_key: prophylaxis

morpheme: prophylaxis

morpheme_head: prophylaxis

affix_form: -prophylaxis-

meaning_definition: prevention | protection | precaution

example_words_list_1: prophylactic, prophylactically

example_words_corpus: zooprophylaxis | monoprophylaxis | seroprophylaxis | metaprophylaxis | chemoprophylaxis | homeoprophylaxis

categorical_group_list: Prevention, Protection

etymology: Greek prophylaxis 'prevention', from prophylaktikos 'foreseeing, preventing', from pro- 'before' + phylax 'guard'


morpheme_key: propinquity

morpheme: propinquity

morpheme_head: propinquity

affix_form: -propinquity-

meaning_definition: nearness | proximity | closeness

example_words_list_1: propinquity, propinquities

categorical_group_list: Space, Relation

etymology: Latin propinquus 'near, close' (from prope 'near') + -itas 'state, condition'


morpheme_key: propiti

morpheme: propiti

morpheme_head: propiti

affix_form: -propiti-

meaning_definition: to appease | to win favor | to placate

example_words_list_1: propitiate, propitiation

categorical_group_list: Action, Social interaction

etymology: Latin propitius 'favorable, gracious', from propitio 'I appease', of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek prostates 'one who stands before'


morpheme_key: propitiate

morpheme: propitiate

morpheme_head: propitiate

affix_form: -propitiate-

meaning_definition: to appease | to placate | to win favor

example_words_list_1: propitiation, propitiatory, propitiator

categorical_group_list: Social Interaction, Emotion

etymology: Latin propitiare 'to appease, placate', from propitius 'favorable, gracious'


morpheme_key: proponent

morpheme: proponent

morpheme_head: proponent

affix_form: -proponent-

meaning_definition: one who supports | advocate | supporter

example_words_list_1: proponent

example_words_corpus: proponents | multiproponent

categorical_group_list: Agency, Support

etymology: Latin proponent-, present participle stem of proponere 'to set forth, propose'


morpheme_key: propri

morpheme: propri

morpheme_head: propri

affix_form: -propri-

allomorphs: proprio

sense_label: property

meaning_definition: property | one~s own | peculiar | select | one's own

example_words_list_1: appropriate | proprietary | proprietor | propriety | proper | property

categorical_group_list: Ownership, Identity, Specificity

etymology: proprietas ~appropriateness | property | ownership~ | from proprius ~ones own~ | proprietas "appropriateness | ownership" | from proprius "one's own"


morpheme_key: proprietary

morpheme: proprietary

morpheme_head: proprietary

affix_form: -proprietary-

meaning_definition: one's own | particular | exclusive

example_words_list_1: proprietary, propriety, proprius

categorical_group_list: Ownership, Possession

etymology: From Latin proprius 'one's own, distinct, peculiar'


morpheme_key: proprieter

morpheme: proprieter

morpheme_head: proprieter

affix_form: -proprieter-

meaning_definition: owner | possessor

example_words_list_1: proprietary, appropriation, expropriate

categorical_group_list: Possession, Ownership

etymology: Latin proprietarius 'of property', from proprius 'one's own'


morpheme_key: proprietor

morpheme: proprietor

morpheme_head: proprietor

affix_form: -proprietor-

meaning_definition: owner | possessor | holder

categorical_group_list: Possession, Agency

etymology: Latin proprietarius, from proprius 'one's own'


morpheme_key: propriety

morpheme: propriety

morpheme_head: propriety

affix_form: -propriety-

meaning_definition: proper | appropriate | suitable

example_words_list_1: impropriety, improprietous

example_words_corpus: proprieties

categorical_group_list: Quality, Appropriateness

etymology: Latin proprietas 'ownership, property', from proprius 'one's own, special'


morpheme_key: propylene

morpheme: propylene

morpheme_head: propylene

affix_form: -propylene-

meaning_definition: propylene | propene

example_words_list_1: propylene, polypropylene, propylene glycol

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Hydrocarbon, Organic compound

etymology: From propylene (the chemical compound), derived from propyl + -ene; the form '-propylene-' in the database likely represents a truncation or specific morphological handling of the root 'propyl-' or the compound itself in a constructed lexicon.


morpheme_key: prorate

morpheme: prorate

morpheme_head: prorate

affix_form: -prorate-

meaning_definition: to divide | to distribute | to allocate proportionally

example_words_list_1: prorated, prorating, prorata

example_words_corpus: prorated | prorates

categorical_group_list: Distribution, Proportion

etymology: Latin prōrōtāre 'to apportion, distribute', from prō- 'forward, forth' + rōta 'wheel' (originally 'to set in motion')


morpheme_key: prorogue

morpheme: prorogue

morpheme_head: prorogue

affix_form: -prorogue-

meaning_definition: to postpone | to delay | to defer

example_words_list_1: prorogation, prorogue

example_words_corpus: prorogued | prorogues | proroguer | proroguers | unprorogued

categorical_group_list: Time, Action

etymology: Latin prorogare 'to prolong, extend', from pro- 'forward' + rogare 'to propose, ask'


morpheme_key: pros

morpheme: pros-

morpheme_head: pros-

affix_form: pros-

meaning_definition: plural of 'pro' | in favor of a proposition or opinion

etymology: from Latin 'pro' meaning 'for'


morpheme_key: prosaic

morpheme: prosaic

morpheme_head: prosaic

affix_form: -prosaic-

meaning_definition: ordinary | commonplace | unpoetic

example_words_list_1: prosaically, prosaicness

example_words_corpus: prosaicism | prosaicness | prosaicisms

categorical_group_list: Quality, Style

etymology: Latin prosaicus, from prosa 'straightforward speech'


morpheme_key: proscenium

morpheme: proscenium

morpheme_head: proscenium

affix_form: -proscenium-

meaning_definition: proscenium | stage front | arch

example_words_list_1: proscenium arch, proscenium stage, proscenial

categorical_group_list: Theater, Space, Architecture

etymology: Latin proscaenium, from Greek proskēnion 'before the stage', from pro- 'before' + skēnē 'stage, tent'


morpheme_key: prose

morpheme: prose

morpheme_head: prose

affix_form: -prose-

meaning_definition: writing | composition | letter | text

example_words_list_1: prose, prosaic, prosiness

example_words_corpus: proser | proses | prosed | beprose | prosers | proseman

categorical_group_list: Writing, Communication, Literature

etymology: Latin 'prosa' (prosa oratio 'straightforward speech'), from prosus 'straightforward, direct'


morpheme_key: proselyte

morpheme: proselyte

morpheme_head: proselyte

affix_form: -proselyte-

meaning_definition: convert | recruit | bring to a belief

example_words_list_1: proselytism, proselytize, proselytizer

example_words_corpus: proselytess

categorical_group_list: Conversion, Religion, Persuasion

etymology: Greek proselytos 'a convert', from proselthein 'to come to'


morpheme_key: proso

morpheme: proso

morpheme_head: proso

affix_form: proso-

meaning_definition: before | in front of | toward | near

example_words_list_1: prosody, prosodic

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Spatial

etymology: Greek pros- 'before, in front of'


morpheme_key: prosodic

morpheme: prosodic

morpheme_head: prosodic

affix_form: -prosodic-

meaning_definition: prosody | rhythm | intonation | stress

example_words_list_1: prosody, prosodic, prosodics, prosodist

categorical_group_list: Linguistics, Sound, Rhythm

etymology: Greek prosōdikos 'adding to, supplemental' from prosōdon 'addition'


morpheme_key: prosody

morpheme: prosody

morpheme_head: prosody

affix_form: -prosody-

meaning_definition: rhythm | cadence | modulation of voice

example_words_list_1: prosody, prosodic, prosodics

example_words_corpus: aprosody | dysprosody | microprosody

categorical_group_list: Sound, Rhythm, Music

etymology: Greek prosōidia 'song sung to the lyre', from pro- 'before' + ōidē 'song'


morpheme_key: prosopo

morpheme: prosopo

morpheme_head: prosopo

affix_form: prosopo-

allomorphs: prosop

meaning_definition: face

example_words_list_1: prosopon, prosopography, prosopopoeia

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Greek prosopon 'face, mask'

source: Wiktionary | Wikipedia


morpheme_key: prosper

morpheme: prosper

morpheme_head: prosper

affix_form: -prosper-

meaning_definition: to flourish | to thrive | to succeed

example_words_list_1: prosperous, prosperity, prosper

example_words_corpus: prospers | prospered | prosperity | prosperous | prospering | prospereth

categorical_group_list: Success, Growth, Positivity

etymology: Latin prosperus 'forward, favorable, successful'


morpheme_key: prosperare

morpheme: prosperare

morpheme_head: prosperare

affix_form: -prosperare-

meaning_definition: flourish | advance | expand

example_words_list_1: prosper, prosperity, prosperous, prosperously

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

ancestor_etymon: pro

etymology: Latin 'prosperus' (fortunate, successful) + '-are' (verb-forming suffix)


morpheme_key: prost

morpheme: prost

morpheme_head: prost

affix_form: -prost

meaning_definition: before | in front of | in advance

example_words_list_1: prostate, prosthesis

example_words_corpus: iloprost | enprostil | misoprostol | bimatoprost | lubiprostone

categorical_group_list: Spatial, Temporal

etymology: Greek pro- 'before' + stasis 'standing'


morpheme_key: prostate

morpheme: prostate

morpheme_head: prostate

affix_form: -prostate-

allomorphs: prostato

meaning_definition: prostate gland

example_words_list_1: prostatectomy, prostatitis, prostatic

example_words_corpus: prostates | antiprostate | prostatectomy | prostatectomies | cryoprostatectomy | postprostatectomy

categorical_group_list: Position, Spatio-temporal

etymology: Greek prostates 'one who sits before, guardian', from pro 'before' + histēmi 'to stand'


morpheme_key: prostrate

morpheme: prostrate

morpheme_head: prostrate

affix_form: -prostrate-

meaning_definition: lying | prone | flat | fallen

example_words_list_1: prostration, prostrate

example_words_corpus: prostrated | prostrates | prostrater | deprostrate | prostrately | prostrateth

categorical_group_list: Position, Physical state

etymology: Latin prostratus, past participle of prostrare 'to throw down, prostrate', from pro- 'before, down' + sternere 'to spread, stretch'


morpheme_key: protean

morpheme: protean

morpheme_head: protean

affix_form: -protean-

meaning_definition: versatile | mutable | changing shape

example_words_list_1: protean

categorical_group_list: Change, Transformation, Fluidity

etymology: Greek proteus "Proteus, the sea-god"


morpheme_key: protect

morpheme: protect

morpheme_head: protect

affix_form: -protect-

meaning_definition: to keep safe | to defend | to guard

example_words_list_1: protection, protective, protector

example_words_corpus: protects | protector | protected | unprotect | protectee | deprotect

categorical_group_list: Defense, Preservation

etymology: Latin 'protegere' (to cover before, shield), from 'pro-' (before, in front of) + 'tegere' (to cover)


morpheme_key: protege

morpheme: protege

morpheme_head: protege

affix_form: -protege-

allomorphs: protegee

meaning_definition: to protect | to guard | to defend

categorical_group_list: Protection, Defense

etymology: From Latin 'protegere' meaning 'to cover before, shield, protect', composed of 'pro-' (before) + 'tegere' (to cover).


morpheme_key: protein

morpheme: protein

morpheme_head: protein

affix_form: -protein-

meaning_definition: protein | primary | first

example_words_list_1: proteinaceous, proteolysis, proteome

example_words_corpus: proteinic | proteinase | nonprotein | apoprotein | proprotein | exoprotein

categorical_group_list: Biology, Nutrition, Biochemistry

etymology: Greek proteios 'primary, first'


morpheme_key: proteo

morpheme: proteo

morpheme_head: proteo

affix_form: proteo-

meaning_definition: first | earlier | primitive

example_words_list_1: proteolytic | proteolysis | proteolipid | proteogenic | proteoplast | proteotypic

categorical_group_list: Order, Primacy

etymology: Greek proteos 'first'


morpheme_key: proteolysis

morpheme: proteolysis

morpheme_head: proteolysis

affix_form: -proteolysis-

meaning_definition: the breakdown of proteins | protein degradation

example_words_list_1: proteolysis, proteolytic, protease

categorical_group_list: Biological process, Decomposition

etymology: Greek proteios 'first' + lysis 'a loosening'


morpheme_key: proteolytic

morpheme: proteolytic

morpheme_head: proteolytic

affix_form: -proteolytic-

meaning_definition: protein | breaking down | digestion of proteins

categorical_group_list: Biology, Biochemistry, Decomposition

etymology: From Greek proteios 'primary' + -lytic 'loosening'


morpheme_key: protero

morpheme: protero

morpheme_head: proter

affix_form: protero-

allomorphs: protero

meaning_definition: first | early | primitive

example_words_list_1: Proterozoic | proteroglyph | proterogynous | proteroglyphs | Neoproterozoic | proterokinetic

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Primordial

etymology: Greek protos 'first'


morpheme_key: protest

morpheme: protest

morpheme_head: protest

affix_form: -protest-

meaning_definition: to cry out | to object | to declare

example_words_list_1: protest, protestation, protesting, protestor

example_words_corpus: protests | protester | protested | protestor | protestant | Protestant

categorical_group_list: Action, Opposition

etymology: Latin protestari 'to declare publicly, object', from pro- 'forth' + testari 'to testify'


morpheme_key: proto

morpheme: proto

morpheme_head: proto

affix_form: proto

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,noun

meaning_definition: initial | primitive | main

example_words_list_1: prototype, protocol, protoplasm

example_words_corpus: protomer | protonym | protosun | protopod | prototype | protostar

categorical_group_list: Medical and Scientific | Attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: πρῶτος (prōtos) | proto | πρωτο-  OED

etymology: < ancient Greek πρωτο- | combining form ... of πρῶτος  first OED | πρῶτος (prôtos) [note 1] | Greek

ancestor_etymon_language: Ancient Greek | Greek | Greek  OED

pronunciation: /proʊtoʊ/

source: Wikipedia | Cognatarium | Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Wikidata


morpheme_key: protocol

morpheme: protocol

morpheme_head: protocol

affix_form: -protocol-

meaning_definition: first | original | primary

example_words_list_1: protocol, prologue, protagonist, prototype, prognosis, prologue, proponent

example_words_corpus: protocols | protocolize | protocolist | protocolized | protocolizes | protocolists

categorical_group_list: Order, Primacy, Sequence

etymology: Greek protos 'first' + kolla 'glue'


morpheme_key: protuber

morpheme: protuber

morpheme_head: protuber

affix_form: -protuber-

meaning_definition: bulge | stick out | protrude

example_words_list_1: protuberance, protuberant

categorical_group_list: Shape, Physicality

etymology: Latin prōtuberāre 'to bulge out', from prō- 'forward' + tūberāre 'to swell', from tūber 'swelling'


morpheme_key: proud

morpheme: proud

morpheme_head: proud

affix_form: -proud-

meaning_definition: proud

example_words_list_1: house-proud, overproud, purse-proud

example_words_list_2: house-proud, overproud, purse-proud

example_words_corpus: proudly | unproud | misproud | proudful | proudish | proudness

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Attribute

etymology: Old French 'prud' (valiant, brave)


morpheme_key: prove

morpheme: prove

morpheme_head: prove

affix_form: -prove-

allomorphs: prov

meaning_definition: to show to be true | to demonstrate | to establish

example_words_list_1: prove, approval, disproof, improvable

example_words_corpus: proved | proven | proves | prover | reprove | proveth

categorical_group_list: Verification, Testing, Evidence

etymology: Latin probare 'to test, prove, approve', from probus 'good, honest'


morpheme_key: provenance

morpheme: provenance

morpheme_head: provenance

affix_form: -provenance-

meaning_definition: origin | source | derivation

example_words_list_1: provenance, provenient, proveniently

categorical_group_list: Origin, Source

etymology: Latin provenientia, from provenire 'to come forth, arise'


morpheme_key: provence

morpheme: provence

morpheme_head: provence

affix_form: -provence-

meaning_definition: Provence | region of southeastern France

example_words_list_1: Provence, Provençal, Provençalism

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun, Region

etymology: From Latin Provincia 'Roman province', specifically referring to the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis, later known as Provence.


morpheme_key: province

morpheme: province

morpheme_head: province

affix_form: -province-

meaning_definition: administrative division | territory | region

example_words_list_1: province

example_words_corpus: provinces | subprovince | bioprovince | provinceful | provincehood | provincewide

categorical_group_list: Geography, Administration

etymology: From Latin provincia 'administrative district of the Roman Empire', derived from pro- 'before' + vincere 'to conquer'.


morpheme_key: proviso

morpheme: proviso

morpheme_head: proviso

affix_form: -proviso-

allomorphs: provis

meaning_definition: condition | provision | stipulation

example_words_list_1: proviso, propositive, propositum

example_words_corpus: provisoes | provisory | provisorily

categorical_group_list: Legal, Condition, Provision

etymology: Latin provisus, past participle of providere 'to foresee, provide for'


morpheme_key: provoke

morpheme: provoke

morpheme_head: provoke

affix_form: -provoke-

meaning_definition: to call forth | to incite | to stimulate

example_words_list_1: provoke, provocation, provocative, provoker

example_words_corpus: provoked | provokes | provoker | provokee | provokers | provoketh

categorical_group_list: Action, Causation

etymology: Latin prōvōcāre 'to call forth, challenge', from prō- 'forth' + vōcāre 'to call'


morpheme_key: provost

morpheme: provost

morpheme_head: provost

affix_form: -provost-

meaning_definition: leader | head | official

example_words_list_1: provost, provostship

example_words_corpus: provosts | provostal | provostry | provostship | provostships

categorical_group_list: Leadership, Authority

etymology: Latin praevostus, from prae- 'before' + vovere 'to vow' (originally a military officer who took vows before battle)


morpheme_key: prow

morpheme: prow

morpheme_head: prow

affix_form: -prow-

meaning_definition: front | forward | before

example_words_list_1: prow, prowess

example_words_corpus: prows | prowed | prowlike

categorical_group_list: Position, Motion

etymology: Latin prō 'forward, before'


morpheme_key: prowl

morpheme: prowl

morpheme_head: prowl

affix_form: -prowl-

meaning_definition: to move stealthily | to stalk

example_words_list_1: prowl, prowling, prowled

example_words_corpus: prowls | aprowl | prowler | prowled | prowlers | prowlings

categorical_group_list: Motion, Stealth

etymology: Middle English prowlen, related to prow (to move stealthily)


morpheme_key: prox

morpheme: prox

morpheme_head: prox

affix_form: prox-

meaning_definition: closest | most near

example_words_list_1: proximity, approximate

example_words_list_2: proximity, approximate

categorical_group_list: Position indicator

ancestor_etymon: prox

etymology: Latin proximus 'nearest', superlative of prope 'near'


morpheme_key: proxim

morpheme: proxim

morpheme_head: proxim

affix_form: proxim-

sense_label: nearest

meaning_definition: nearest

example_words_list_1: approximate, proximity

example_words_list_2: approximate, proximity

categorical_group_list: Proximity, Space

etymology: proximus, proximare


morpheme_key: prud

morpheme: prud

morpheme_head: prud

affix_form: -prud-

sense_label: to see

meaning_definition: to see | to foresee | to provide

example_words_list_1: prudent, prudence, imprudent, imprudence

example_words_list_2: prudent, prude, jurisprudence

categorical_group_list: Wisdom, Caution, Cognition

etymology: Latin pro-videre "to see ahead"


morpheme_key: prune

morpheme: prune

morpheme_head: prune

affix_form: -prune-

allomorphs: prun

meaning_definition: to trim | to cut back | to reduce

example_words_list_1: pruning, pruner, pruned

example_words_corpus: prunes | pruner | pruned | pruney | pruners | reprune

categorical_group_list: Reduction, Action

etymology: from Old French 'proignier' (to cut, to trim)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle French


morpheme_key: prurience

morpheme: prurience

morpheme_head: prurience

affix_form: -prurience-

meaning_definition: lust | prurient | lewdness

example_words_list_1: prurience, prurient, pruritus

categorical_group_list: Desire, Sensuality

etymology: Latin prurient- 'itching, desiring', present participle stem of prurire 'to itch, desire'


morpheme_key: prurient

morpheme: prurient

morpheme_head: prurient

affix_form: -prurient-

meaning_definition: itching | itching for | desiring | yearning

example_words_list_1: prurient, prurience, pruriently

example_words_corpus: pruriently | unprurient | nonprurient

etymology: from Latin pruriens, present participle of prurire 'to itch, itch for'


morpheme_key: prussia

morpheme: prussia

morpheme_head: prussia

affix_form: -prussia-

meaning_definition: Prussia | region in Central Europe

example_words_list_1: Prussia, Prussian, Prussianization

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: From the name of the Old Prussians (Prusai)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old Prussian


morpheme_key: pry

morpheme: pry

morpheme_head: pry

affix_form: -pry-

meaning_definition: to force open | to pull | to separate

example_words_list_1: pry, pried, prying

example_words_corpus: pryer | prying | pryers | prybar | pryeth | pryest

categorical_group_list: Action, Physical movement

etymology: Middle English 'prie', related to 'prye'


morpheme_key: psa

morpheme: psa

morpheme_head: psa

affix_form: psa-

meaning_definition: rub

example_words_list_1: palimpsest

example_words_list_2: palimpsest

categorical_group_list: Action, Physical sensation

etymology: ψᾶν (psân) | ψαφαρός | ψήχειν | (psēstós)


morpheme_key: psall

morpheme: psall

morpheme_head: psall

affix_form: psall-

meaning_definition: pluck

example_words_list_1: psalm | psalmodicon | psalmody | psalter | psaltery | psaltikon

categorical_group_list: Music, Action

etymology: ψάλλειν (psállein) | ψαλμός (psalmós)


morpheme_key: psalm

morpheme: psalm

morpheme_head: psalm

affix_form: -psalm-

meaning_definition: sacred song | hymn | religious poem

example_words_list_1: psalm, psalmist, psalmodic

example_words_corpus: psalmed | psalmic | psalmist | psalming | psalmists | psalmbook

categorical_group_list: Religion, Music, Literature

etymology: Greek psalmos 'psalm' (song sung to a melody)


morpheme_key: psalter

morpheme: psalter

morpheme_head: psalter

affix_form: -psalter-

meaning_definition: book of psalms | collection of hymns

example_words_list_1: psalter, psaltery

example_words_corpus: psalters

categorical_group_list: Religious, Literature

etymology: Greek psaltērion 'lyre, harp', from psallein 'to pluck, play a stringed instrument'


morpheme_key: psamm

morpheme: psamm

morpheme_head: psamm

affix_form: psamm-

allomorphs: psammo

meaning_definition: sand

example_words_list_1: psammite | psammitic | psammoma | psammophile | Psammophis | psammophyte | psammosere | psammous

categorical_group_list: Nature, Geology, Biology

etymology: ψάμμος (psámmos) | ψάμαθος (psámathos)


morpheme_key: pseph

morpheme: pseph

morpheme_head: pseph

affix_form: pseph-

allomorphs: psepho

meaning_definition: pebble

example_words_list_1: isopsephy | psephite | psephitic | psephocracy | psephology

example_words_corpus: psephology | psephocracy | psephologist | psephologists | psephological

categorical_group_list: Voting, Counting, Small objects

etymology: ψάω | ψῆφος (psêphos) | ψηφίζειν (psēphízein)