Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P Procrustean: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pro•crus•te•an Pronunciation: (prō-krus'tē-un), [key] — adj. pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. (often l.c.) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: procrustean (Thesaurus) procreate Procrustes ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dubitable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language