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Procrustean :: Procrustean (a.) Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes..

Procrusteanize :: Procrusteanize (v. t.) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.

Procrusteanized :: Procrusteanized (imp. & p. p.) of Procrusteaniz.

Procrusteanizing :: Procrusteanizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Procrusteaniz.

Procrustes :: Procrustes (n.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes..

Procrustesian :: Procrustesian (a.) See Procrustean.