propine

[ verb proh-peen; noun proh-peen, -pahyn ]

verb (used with object)

, pro·pined, pro·pin·ing.

1. to offer as a present.

noun

1. a present; gift.

Word History and Origins

Origin of propine¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English propinen, from Middle French propiner “to give to drink, drink to one's health,” from Latin propīnāre, from Greek propī́nein “to drink up, drink to one's health,” equivalent to pro- + pī́nein “to drink”; pro- ²

Example Sentences

Propine—Usually gift, but here the power of giving or bestowing.

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