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inward(2) (iou) and deprovincialize (iou)


inward(2) (iou)



inward adverb.
[Old English innanweard etc.: see INWARD adjective & noun.]
Towards the inside or interior; into a country or place. OE.
b. On the inside, within, internally. LME-L17.
fig.
a. Within the mind or soul, mentally, inwardly. OE-M17.
b. Into the mind or soul; into one's own thoughts. ME.
C. Wilson Yeats's reaction..was to turn inward, into a world of fantasy.
Comb.: inward-looking adjective introverted, self-absorbed; parochial, insular.

deprovincialize (iou)



deprovincialize verb trans. Also deprovincialise. M19.
[from DE- 3 + PROVINCIALIZE.]
Remove provincial elements or character from; make broader in outlook etc.