propine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/
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/ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/ · /pɹəˈpaɪn/
Definition of propine
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of propyne.
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noun
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of propyne.
- A pledge.
- A gift or gratuity.
verb
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To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
“The lovely sorceress mix'd, and to the prince Health, peace and joy propin'd.”
“He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass, Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.”
- (broadly)To give in token of friendship.
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To give, or deliver; to subject.
“we would propine, both our selues, and our cause, vnto open and iust derision.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”).
Words you can make from propine
79 playable · top: NIPPER (10 pts)
Best play nipper 10 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
28 words- PEPO 8 pts
- PERP 8 pts
- PIPE 8 pts
- POPE 8 pts
- PREP 8 pts
- PROP 8 pts
- REPP 8 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
3-letter words
23 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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