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/prizent/ • verb 1 give formally or ceremonially. 2 offer for acceptance or consideration. 3 formally introduce (someone) to someone else. 4 put (a show or exhibition) before the public. 5 introduce and appear in (a television or radio show). 6 be the cause of (a problem). 7 exhibit (a particular appearance) to others. 8 (present oneself) appear formally before others. 9 (present with) Medicine (of a patient) come forward for medical examination for (a particular condition or symptom). — PHRASES present arms hold a rifle vertically in front of the body as a salute. — ORIGIN Latin praesentare ‘place before’.
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