Main Entry: pro·ject

Pronunciation: \prə-ˈjekt\

Function: transitive verb

: to attribute or assign (something in one's own mind or a personal characteristic) to a person, group, or object <the patient projected hostility onto the therapist>

intransitive verb

: to connect by sending nerve fibers or processes <cells of the lateral geniculate body project to the back part of the cerebral cortex>