provine en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /pɹəˈvaɪn/
Etymology
From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery
1872, John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré, A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| provines | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| provining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| provined | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| provined | Tense=Past | lexicographic |