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  • 31proffer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tender, offer. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To put before another for acceptance: extend, offer, present2, tender2, volunteer. Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone s feet, lay before. See… …

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  • 32proffer — profferer, n. /prof euhr/, v.t. 1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer. n. 2. the act of proffering. 3. an offer or proposal. [1250 1300; ME profren < AF profrer, var. of OF poroffrir, equiv. to por PRO 1 + offrir to OFFER] Syn. 1.&#8230; …

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  • 33offer — 1. verb 1) Frank offered a suggestion Syn: put forward, proffer, give, present, come up with, suggest, propose, advance, submit, tender 2) she offered to help Syn: volunteer …

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  • 34proffer — I. transitive verb (proffered; proffering) Etymology: Middle English profren, from Anglo French profrer, proffrir, porofrir, from por forth (from Latin pro ) + offrir to offer more at pro Date: 14th century to present for acceptance ; tender,&#8230; …

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  • 35offer — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, accord, accordance, adduce, administer, advance, afford, allege, allot, allow, approach, array, assay, attempt, award, awarding, bestow, bestow on, bestowal, bestowment, bid, bid in, bid up, bring&#8230; …

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  • 36proffer — verb hold out for acceptance; offer. noun literary an offer or proposal. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. proffrir, from L. pro before + offerre to offer …

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  • 37proffer — prof•fer [[t]ˈprɒf ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to put before a person for acceptance; offer 2) the act of proffering 3) an offer or proposal • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME profren &LT; AF profrer, OF poroffrir=por pro I+offrir to offer prof′fer•er, n …

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  • 38proffer — /ˈprɒfə / (say profuh) verb (t) 1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer. –noun 2. the act of proffering. 3. an offer. {Middle English profre(n), from Anglo French profrer, variant of Old French poroffrir, from por pro 1 + offrir (from&#8230; …

  • 39proffer — v. & n. v.tr. (esp. as proffered adj.) offer (a gift, services, a hand, etc.). n. literary an offer or proposal. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF proffrir (as PRO (1), offrir OFFER) …

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  • 40Offer of proof — Evidence Part of the …

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