† proˈculcate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. prōculcāre (f. prō, pro-1 1 b + calcāre to tread) + -ate3.]
trans. To tread or trample down; fig. to despise, spurn. Hence † proculˈcation Obs. [ad. L. prōculcatiōn-em], a treading or trampling.
| 1623 Cockeram, Proculcate, to tread vnder foot. 1641 J. Jackson True Evang. T. iii. 195 Wee should have proculcated and trampled under foote most faire hopes of immortality unto glory. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Proculcation, a treading or trampling under foot. 1668 H. More Div. Dial. iv. xxv. 121 The Proculcation of the outward Court by the Gentiles for 42 months. |