Main Entry: ²pro·ject

Pronunciation: \prə-ˈjekt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Anglo-French projecter, from Latin projectus, past participle

Date: 15th century

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