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Thesaurus: proffer

To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

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  1. v. t. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
  2. v. t. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
  3. n. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
  4. n. Essay; attempt.
  5. n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  6. v. present for acceptance or rejection
  7. 1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. Shak. I reck not what wrong that thou me profre. Chaucer. 2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] Milton. 1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship. He made a proffer to lay down his commission. Clarendon. 2. Essay; attempt. [R.] Bacon.
  8. v:100 n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection v present for acceptance or rejection