Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-TU'BER-ATE
PRO-TU'BER-ANT-LYPRO-TU-BER-A'TION
PRO-TU'BER-ATE, v.i. [L. protubero, supra.]
To swell or be prominent beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. If the navel proterberates, make a small puncture with a lancet through the skin. – Sharp.
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