propend

verb

pro·​pend prō-ˈpend 

propended; propending; propends

intransitive verb

obsolete

: incline

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin prōpendēre "to hang down, (of a person) incline, dispose oneself (toward something)," from prō- pro- entry 2 + pendēre "to hang" — more at pendant

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above