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In Greek mythology Procrustes (Προκρούστης) or "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]", also known as Prokoptas or Damastes (Δαμαστής) "subduer", was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica. Pr...
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Definition of procrustean from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "procrustean" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Procrustean - Definition of Procrustean at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Procrustean. Look it up now! ... Use procrustean in a Sentence...
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NEAR ELEUSIS, in Attica, there lurked a bandit named Damastes, called Procrustes, or "The Stretcher." He had an iron bed on which travelers who fell into his hands were compelled to spend the night. ... Damastes continued in his wicked ways until slain by Theseus, son of Æthra and the Athenian ... Saving the evil memory,
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The Ultimate Language Resource on the Web. ... This word is most often heard in the crystallized phrase "procrustean bed", meaning an arbitrary mold or pattern something or someone is forced into. This practice is procrusteanism. Forcing someone into a position they are uncomfortable in is to procrusteanize them.
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Procrustes (proh-KRUS-teez) ... A host who adjusted his guests to their bed. Procrustes, whose name means "he who stretches", was arguably the most interesting of Theseus's challenges on the way to becoming a hero. ... He kept a house by the side of the road where he offered hospitality to passing strangers, who were invited...
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Procrustes (proh-KRUS-teez) ... He kept a house by the side of the road where he offered hospitality to passing strangers, who were invited in for a pleasant meal and a night's rest in his very special bed. Procrustes described it What Procrustes didn't volunteer was the method by which this "one-size-fits-all" was achieved,
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Find Synonym of procrustean-bed and Antonym of procrustean-bed at Thesaurus.com, Synonym, Synonyms, Thesaurus, Synonym Dictionary, Synonyms Dictionary, ...
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Procrustean also procrustean adj. Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means ... Usage; "Why don't you go on a diet, dear, instead of throwing this dress away,' the old Mr. Parsimoni gave his wife the procrustean advice.";
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