propine
/ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/
propine is the alternative form of propyne.
Verb
IPA/pɹəˈpaɪn/
propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)
- 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.1752, Christopher Smart, “The Hop-Garden”, in Poems - He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos, page 15
- The lovely sorceress mix'd, and to the prince
- To give in token of friendship.
- To give, or deliver; to subject.
- we would propine, both our selues, and our cause, vnto open and iust derision.1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix
Noun
IPA/pɹəˈpaɪn/
propine (plural propines)
Meaning of propyne
Noun
propyne (plural propynes)
- the alkyne HC≡C-CH₃
- Synonyms:
- allylene, methylacetylene
Forms of propine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | propines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | propines |
| present participle | propining |
| past participle | propined |
| past | propined |
Origin of propine
From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”).
Words formed from propine
Words that rhyme with propine
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
- rhine
Questions about propine
- What does propine mean?
- Propine means to pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
- What is propine the alternative form of?
- Propine is the alternative form of propyne.
- What part of speech is propine?
- Propine can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce propine?
- Propine is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/.
- What is the past tense of propine?
- The past tense of propine is propined.
Words near propine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: propine (page history and authors); propyne (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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