Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Predigest (v. t.) To subject (food) to predigestion or artificial digestion.

(1) - Predigestion (n.) Artificial digestion of food for use in illness or impaired digestion.
(2) - Predigestion (n.) Digestion too soon performed; hasty digestion.

(1) - Predilection (n.) A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.

(1) - Predispose (v. t.) To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
(2) - Predispose (v. t.) To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.

(1) - Predisposition (n.) Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease.
(2) - Predisposition (n.) The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.