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Webster 1913 Edition


Propine

Pro-pine′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
propinare
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] to drink.]
1.
To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
[Obs.]
The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
Health, peace, and joy
propined
.
C. Smart.
2.
Hence, to give in token of friendship.
[Obs.]
3.
To give, or deliver; to subject.
[Obs.]
Fotherby.

Pro-pine′

,
Noun.
1.
A pledge.
[Obs. or Scot.]
2.
A gift; esp., drink money.
[Obs or Scot.]

Pro′pine

,
Noun.
[
Prop
yl + eth
ine
.]
(Chem.)
Same as
Allylene
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Propine

PROPI'NE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.propino, supra.] To pledge; to drink first and then offer the cup to another. [Not used.]
1.
To expose. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


propine

propine

See also: propiné

English

Noun

propine (plural propines)

  1. Alternative form of propyne

Etymology 2

Latin propinō, Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, to drink to someone's health).

Verb

propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)

  1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
    • C. Smart
      The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
      Health, peace, and joy propined.
    • 1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos (page 15)
      He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
      Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.
  2. (by extension) To give in token of friendship.
  3. To give, or deliver; to subject.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Fotherby to this entry?)

Noun

propine (plural propines)

  1. A pledge.
  2. A gift or gratuity.


Spanish

Verb

propine

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of propinar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of propinar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of propinar.