Webster's Dictionary 1913

8722

Property (2)

Prop″er‐ty (?), v. t.1. To invest which properties, or qualities. Shak.2. To make a property of; to appropriate.They have here propertied me. Shak.

8723

Prophane

Pro‐phane″ (?), a. & v. t. See Profane.

8724

Prophasis

‖Proph″a‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � to show beforehand. See Pro-, and Phasis.] (Med.) Foreknowledge of a disease; prognosis.

8725

Prophecy

Proph″e‐cy (?), n.; pl.Prophecies (#), [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. prophétie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. �, fr. � to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. � prophet. S...

8726

Prophesier

Proph″e‐si′er (?), n. A prophet. Shak.

8727

Prophesy

Proph″e‐sy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prophesied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prophesying (?).] [See Prophecy.] 1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.He doth not prophesy good concer...

8728

Prophesy (2)

Proph″e‐sy, v. i.1. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. Matt. xv. 7.2. To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or re...

8729

Prophet

Proph″et (?), n. [F. prophète, L. propheta, fr. Gr. �, literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. � to say be...

8730

Prophetess

Proph″et‐ess, n. [Cf. F. prophétesse, L. prophetissa.] A female prophet.

8731

Prophetic

{ Pro‐phet″ic (?), Pro‐phet″ic‐al (?) }, a. [L. propheticus, Gr. �: cf. F. prophétique.] Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prop...

8732

Propheticality

Pro‐phet′ic‐al″i‐ty (?), n. Propheticalness.

8733

Prophetically

Pro‐phet″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction.

8734

Propheticalness

Pro‐phet″ic‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being prophetical; power or capacity to foretell.

8735

Prophetize

Proph″et‐ize (?), v. i. [L. prophetizare, Gr. �: cf. F. prophétiser. Cf. Prophesy.] To give predictions; to foreshow events; to prophesy. “Prophetizing dreams.” Daniel.

8736

Prophoric

Pro‐phor″ic (?), a. Enunciative.

8737

Prophragma

‖Pro‐phrag″ma (?), n.; pl.Prophragmata (#). (Zoöl.) An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects.

8738

Prophylactic

Proph′y‐lac″tic (?), n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

8739

Prophylactic (2)

{ Proph′y‐lac″tic (?), Proph′y‐lac″tic‐al (?) }, a. [Gr. �, fr. � to guard against; � before + � to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.) Defending or preserving from disease; p...

8740

Prophylaxis

‖Proph′y‐lax″is (?), n. [NL. See Prophylactic.] (Med.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of healt...

8741

Propice

Pro‐pice″ (?), a. [OE., fr. F. propice, See Propitious.] Fit; propitious. E. Hall.

8742

Propidene

Pro″pi‐dene (?), n. [Propyl + ethylidene.] (Chem.) The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, CH3.CH2.CH, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the type of certain d...

8743

Propination

Prop′i‐na″tion (?), n. [L. propinatio. See Propine.] The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the cup to another. Abp. Potter.

8744

Propine

Pro‐pine″ (?), v. t. [L. propinare, Gr. �; � before + � 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...

8745

Propine (2)

Pro‐pine″ (?), n.1. A pledge.2. A gift; esp., drink money.

8746

Propine (3)

Pro″pine (?), n. [Propyl + ethine.] (Chem.) Same as Allylene.

8747

Propinquity

Pro‐pin″qui‐ty (?), n. [L. propinquitas, from propinquus near, neighboring, from prope near.]1. Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.2. Nearness in time. Sir T. Browne.3. ...

8748

Propinyl

Pro″pi‐nyl (?), n. [Propine + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds.