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Provine

Provine \Pro*vine"\, v. i. [F. provingner, fr. provin a set, layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.] To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. [Obs.]
--Johnson.

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provine

vb. (context obsolete English) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.

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William Provine, an evolutionary biologist at Cornell University, calls Darwinism the greatest engine of atheism devised by man.