project

²pro·ject

verb \prə-ˈjekt\

Definition of PROJECT

transitive verb

1

a : to devise in the mind : design b : to plan, figure, or estimate for the future

2

: to throw or cast forward : thrust

3

: to put or set forth : present for consideration

4

: to cause to jut out

5

: to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface

6

: to reproduce (as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction

7

: to display outwardly especially to an audience

8

: to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects <a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts — Times Literary Supplement>

intransitive verb

1

: to jut out : protrude

2

a : to come across vividly : give an impression b : to make oneself heard clearly

— pro·ject·able \-ˈjek-tə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of PROJECT

1. He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.
2. It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.
3. an athlete who projects a positive image to young people
4. We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.

Origin of PROJECT

Anglo-French projecter, from Latin projectus, past participle

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PROJECT

Synonyms: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, bulge, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Related Words: dome; blow up, inflate; dilate, distend, expand; mushroom, snowball; elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms: compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

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