prop, engender, prop up, turn out, turnout

Powell was a barren area made arable by irrigation. The marginal existence shared by this
community engenders in Deming a lifelong habit of thrift and hatred of waste.



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In New Euro Boss, a Hard-Line Future

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

The doctrine of Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the Eurogroup, could mean that bondholders end up absorbing steep losses if euro zone members are called upon to prop up failing banks.

 What's Your Dog Thinking? Turns Out, a Lot
By Annie Murphy Paul Dogs can count, use touchscreen computers, and understand hundreds of words. Soon we might find out what they really think of us




In Arab Spring, Obama Finds Harsh Lessons on Diplomacy
By HELENE COOPER and ROBERT F. WORTH 7:49 PM ET


President Obama has learned that bold words and support for democratic aspirations are not enough to engender good will in the Arab world.

ECB Moves to Prop Up Italy, Spain

The ECB signaled it would purchase government bonds of Italy and Spain on a large scale.

Although Sato attributes the low turnout to the impact of the earthquake, he also thinks that the response from abroad to the tragedy showed just how necessary ODA-sponsored projects are.
"Many ODA beneficiaries, despite being in a dire economic state themselves, donated money to Japan and sent messages of support after the tsunami," he says. "This is proof that ODA reaps long-term benefits for Japan by engendering goodwill with other countries, and I think this realization is spreading."

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Pronunciation: /prɒp/

noun

• 1a pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position: he looked around for a prop to pin the door open
  

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• 1.1a person or thing that is a major source of support or assistance: he found himself becoming the emotional prop of the marriage
  

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• 1.2 Grammar a word used to fill a syntactic role without any specific meaning of its own, for example it in it is raining.

• 2 (also prop forward) Rugby a forward at either end of the front row of a scrum.
  

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• 3chiefly Australian a sudden stop made by a horse moving at speed.

verb (props, propping, propped)

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   2 [no object] chiefly Australian (of a horse) come to a dead stop with the forelegs rigid. 1 [with object and adverbial of place] support or keep in position: she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand
  

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• 1.1lean (something) against something else: a jug of milk with a note propped against it she propped the picture up on the mantlepiece
  

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• 1.2use an object to keep (something) in position: he found that the door was propped open
  

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Phrases

prop up the bar

• informal spend a considerable time drinking in a pub: Keith was propping up the bar and waving a £10 note at the landlady

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Phrasal verbs

prop someone/thing up

support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline: the government spent £3 billion in an attempt to prop up the pound

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Origin

late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe 'support (for vines)'.

prop up: (vb) support or sustain

turn out[turn out]

 

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(1) （…の）結果になる, 結局は（…に）なる, （…であることが）わかる, 判明する((to do, that節))

as things ［it］ turned out
あとでわかったことだが

The weather turned out (to be) fine.
天気はよくなった

Life did not quite turn out the way I thought it would.
人生は思い通りにはならなかった

His story turned out to be false. ［＝It turned out (that) his story was false. ］
彼の話はうそだとわかった.

(2) ((略式))〈人が〉（試合・催し物などに）出かける, 集まる((for ...)).
(3) ((米略式))寝床から出る, 起きる.
(4) 〈足指などが〉外側に向く［曲がる］（⇔turn in）.

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1 [C][U]（会・投票・見せ物などへの）人出, 集まり, 出席（者の数）；投票率

a high turnout
高い投票率

There was a large ［a big, a good］ turnout at the festival.
その祭りはたいへんな人出だった.

2 （一定期間の）（総）生産高［量］. ▼outputのほうが一般的.

3 起きること；（仕事への）召集, 出勤, 出動, （部屋・容器などを）からにすること, 整理すること；掃除.

4 身じたく, 着こなし；服装；（物の）装備（法）.

5 （鉄道の）待避線；((米))（道路の）待避所；登坂車線（低速車専用道路）.

6 《バレエ》ターンアウト：両足のかかとをつけて両脚を外側に向けること.

7 ((英))ストライキ；ストライキ参加者.

8 （馬・御者などを含めた）馬車.

engender

(ĕn-jĕn'dər)

v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders. v.tr.

1. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm" (Shakespeare).

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):the issue engendered continuing controversy

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• Barnett is unable to lead, inspire or engender loyalty.
• We will build on our strengths and continue to engender a love of learning across all subjects for all our students.
• Many of these changes engender anxiety and fear.

1. To procreate; propagate.

v.intr.
To come into existence; originate.

[Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre : in-, in; see en-¹ + generāre, to produce; see generate.]

engenderer en·gen'der·er n.