"provect" meaning in English

See provect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more provect [comparative], most provect [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin provectus, past participle of provehere (“to carry forward”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|provectus}} Latin provectus Head templates: {{en-adj}} provect (comparative more provect, superlative most provect)
  1. (obsolete) mature; advanced (in age) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-provect-en-adj-Qe5ZuX3X

Verb

Forms: provects [present, singular, third-person], provecting [participle, present], provected [participle, past], provected [past]
Etymology: From Latin provectus, past participle of provehere (“to carry forward”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|provectus}} Latin provectus Head templates: {{en-verb}} provect (third-person singular simple present provects, present participle provecting, simple past and past participle provected)
  1. (linguistics) To modify by provection
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