Alternative letter-case form of procrustean

Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances.

present participle of procrusteanize

(transitive) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.

simple past tense and past participle of procrusteanize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of procrusteanize

(computing, dated, rare) A form of assignment to fixed-length string variables in which a shorter value is padded to the necessary length while a longer one is truncated.

plural of procrustean bed

An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.