PROPENSE. PR[=O]-PENS'
\pɹəpˈɛns pˌiːˈɑː ˈiːkwə͡lz ˈə͡ʊpˈɛnz], \pɹəpˈɛns pˌiːˈɑː ˈiːkwəlz ˈəʊpˈɛnz], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ˈɛ_n_s p_ˌiː__ˈɑː _ˈiː_k_w_əl_z___ ˈəʊ___p_ˈɛ_n_z]\
Definitions of PROPENSE. PR[=O]-PENS'
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adj. leaning towards in a moral sense: inclined: disposed.--adv. PROPENSE'LY.--ns. PROPENSE'NESS, PROPENS'ITY, inclination of mind: tendency to good or evil: disposition; PROPEN'SION, tendency to move in a certain direction.--adj. PROPEN'SIVE. [L. propensus, hanging forward.]
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