Prose Synonyms & Definitions

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• ProseDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To write in prose.
2. (v. i.) To write prose.
3. (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
4. (v. t.) To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
5. (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
6. (n.) Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
7. (n.) The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
8. (n.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.

• ProsecuteDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To follow after.
2. (v. t.) To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.
3. (v. t.) To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.
4. (v. i.) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.
5. (v. t.) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot.

• ProsectorDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.