seeking to enforce uniformity
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.
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Pro·crus'te·an adjective Of or pertaining to
Procrustes , or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the
Procrustean treatment; a
Procrustean limit. See
Procrustes .
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procrustean, Procrustean 1. An attempt to produce uniformity or conformity by heavy-handed and arbitrary means; such as, his procrustean manner and reasoning. 2. A process of trying to establish strict conformity by using any and all means, including violence. 3. From about 1846, in a figurative sense of 'aiming to produce conformity by arbitrary ...
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adjective of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him
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pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. · (often l.c.) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.
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