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单词 procumb
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procumbv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōcumbere.
Etymology: < classical Latin prōcumbere (see procumbent adj.), after procumbent adj. Compare Middle French procumber (16th cent.).
Obsolete.
intransitive. To prostrate oneself.Apparently an isolated use.The quot. is from a parody of Johnson's poetic style, which appeared in contemporary newspapers.
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1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 562 Opin'st thou this gigantick frame, Procumbing at thy shrine: Shall..be thine?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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