proficere

  • 81profection — noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin profection , profectio, from Latin profectus (past participle of proficere to go forward, advance) + ion , io ion more at proficient 1. obsolete : the act of progressing : a movement forward …

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  • 82proficuous — adjective Etymology: Late Latin proficuus, from Latin proficere obsolete : profitable, useful …

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  • 83pro|fi´cient|ly — pro|fi|cient «pruh FIHSH uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. advanced in any art, science, or subject; skilled; expert: »She was very proficient in music. SYNONYM(S): versed, qualified, adept, competent. See syn. under expert. (Cf. ↑expert) –n. an… …

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  • 84pro|fi|cient — «pruh FIHSH uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. advanced in any art, science, or subject; skilled; expert: »She was very proficient in music. SYNONYM(S): versed, qualified, adept, competent. See syn. under expert. (Cf. ↑expert) –n. an expert: »He was a …

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  • 85prof´it|er — prof|it «PROF iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. Often, profits. the gain from a business; what is left when the cost of goods and of carrying on the business is subtracted from the amount of money taken in: »The profits in this business are not large.… …

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  • 86prof|it — «PROF iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. Often, profits. the gain from a business; what is left when the cost of goods and of carrying on the business is subtracted from the amount of money taken in: »The profits in this business are not large. SYNONYM(S) …

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