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2 : to cause to spread

— prop·a·ga·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] breed, multiply, procreate, reproduce—more at PROCREATE

[2] broadcast, circulate, disseminate, spread, strew—more at SPREAD

pro·pane noun : a heavy flammable gas found in petroleum and natural gas and used esp. as a fuel

pro·pel verb pro·pelled; pro·pel·ling : to drive forward or onward

Synonyms

drive, push, shove, thrust—more at PUSH

actuate, drive, impel, move, work

pro·pel·lant also pro·pel·lent noun : something (as a fuel) that propels

— propellant also propellent adjective

pro·pel·ler noun : a device consisting of a hub fitted with blades that is used to propel a vehicle (as a motorboat or an airplane)

pro·pen·si·ty noun, plural -ties : an often intense natural inclination or preference

Synonyms

bent, devices, disposition, genius, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, tendency, turn—more at INCLINATION

1proper adjective 1 : referring to one individual only <~ noun>

2 : belonging characteristically to a species or individual : PECULIAR

3 : very satisfactory : EXCELLENT

4 : strictly limited to a specified thing

5 : strictly accurate : CORRECT

6 : strictly decorous

7 : marked by suitability or rightness <~ punishment>

Synonyms

[5] accurate, correct, exact, precise, right, so, true—more at CORRECT

[6] correct, decent, decorous, formal, genteel, nice, polite, respectable, seemly; also acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerable; dress, dressy; dignified, elegant, gracious; priggish, prim, stuffy; apt, material, relevant; compatible, congenial, harmonious; allowed, authorized, kosher, permitted

Antonyms

improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unseemly

[7] applicable, appropriate, apt, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, meet, right, suitable—more at FIT

2proper noun : the parts of the Mass that vary according to the liturgical calendar

prop·er·ly adverb : in a proper manner

Synonyms

appropriately, correctly, fittingly, happily, rightly, suitably; also well; adequately, passably, satisfactorily, tolerably; decently

Antonyms

improperly, incongruously, incorrectly, wrongly

prop·er·tied adjective : owning property and esp. much property

prop·er·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a quality peculiar to an individual or thing

2 : something owned; especially : a piece of real estate

3 : OWNERSHIP

4 : an article or object used in a play or motion picture other than painted scenery and actor's costumes

Synonyms

[1] attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, point, quality, trait—more at CHARACTERISTIC

[2] lot, parcel, plat, plot, tract—more at LOT

proph·e·cy also proph·e·sy noun, plural -cies also -sies 1 : an inspired utterance of a prophet

2 : a prediction of something to come

Synonyms

cast, forecast, prediction, prognostication, soothsaying—more at PREDICTION

proph·e·si·er noun : one that prophesies

proph·e·sy verb -sied; -sy·ing 1 : to speak or utter by divine inspiration

2 : to predict with assurance

Synonyms

augur, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate—more at FORETELL

proph·et noun [ORIGIN: ME prophete, fr. AF, fr. L propheta, fr. Gk prophētēs, fr. pro for + phanai to speak]

1 : one who utters divinely inspired revelations

2 : one who foretells future events

Synonyms

augur, diviner, forecaster, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, seer, soothsayer; also mystic, oracle; astrologer

proph·et·ess noun : a woman who is a prophet

pro·phet·ic or pro·phet·i·cal adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

— pro·phet·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

foreboding, inauspicious, ominous, portentous; also oracular; telling

Antonyms

auspicious, promising, propitious, rosy

Proph·ets noun plural : the second part of the canonical Jewish Scripture

1prophylactic adjective 1 : preventing or guarding from the spread or occurrence of disease or infection

2 : PREVENTIVE