Prevaricate to Prey

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Prevaricate, v. [priváriket]
Prevaricar, quebrantar la fé.
Magkasala, lumabag sa pananalig.

Prevarication, n. [privarikécion]
Prevaricacion.
Pagkakasala, paglabag sa pananalig.

Prevaricator, n. [priváriketor]
Prevaricador, trasgresor.
Salarín, lumalabag sa pananampalataya.

Prevent, v. [privént]
Prevenir; impedir.
Pagpaunahan, paalalahanan; sawatain, pigilin.

Prevention, n. [privéncion]
Prevención.
Páuna, paalala, agap.

Preventive, adj. [privéntiv]
Preventivo; impeditivo.
Páuna, paalala; sawatâ, pigil.

Previous, adj. [príviœs]
Prévio, anticipado.
Páuna.

Prey, n. [pre]
Botín, presa, pillaje.
Nakaw, agaw, kamkam.

Prey, v. [pre]
Rapiñar, pillar, robar.
Dumagit, umagaw, magnakaw.

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