Proffer
111Offer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Offer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 offer offer proffer presentation tender bid overture Sgm: N 1 proposal proposal proposition Sgm: N 1 motion motion invitation Sgm …
112profer — (v.) c.1300, to utter, express, from O.Fr. proferer (13c.) utter, pronounce, from L. proferre to bring forth, produce, utter. Sense confused with PROFFER (Cf. proffer). Related: Profered; profering …
113tender — I. a. 1. Soft, delicate. 2. Weak, feeble, young, infantile, youthful. 3. Effeminate, feminine, womanly, delicate. 4. Sensitive, easily pained. 5. Compassionate, kind, affectionate, sympathetic, pitiful, merciful, lenient, mild, tender hearted. 6 …
114extend — verb 1) he attempted to extend his dominions Syn: expand, enlarge, increase, make larger, make bigger; lengthen, widen, broaden Ant: reduce, shrink 2) the garden extends down to the road …
115offer — 1. verb 1) Chris offered another suggestion Syn: put forward, proffer, provide, give, present, come up with, suggest, extend, recommend, propose, advance, submit, tender, render Ant …
116advance — vb 1 Advance, promote, forward, further all mean to move or put ahead, but they come into comparison chiefly when they imply help in moving or putting (something) ahead. Advance usually implies effective assistance, as in hastening a process {the …
117bid — v 1. command, order, adjure, dictate, charge, Obs. conjure, direct, enjoin; prescribe, set, appoint, ordain, decree, demand, require; summon, call, cite, beckon, invite. 2. propose, suggest, submit, advance, extend; offer, tender, proffer, pay. n …
118tender — I adj 1. unfibrous, butterlike, crushable, soft, silken. 2. weak, delicate, feeble, frail, frail as a reed, unsturdy, slight, infirm; shaky, tottery, precarious, uncertain, unstable; poor, sickly, unwell, unhealthy, unsound, weakly; wretched,… …
119volunteer — n 1. unpaid worker, Sl. candy striper, missionary, Peace Corps worker, do gooder. v 2. offer one s services, put oneself at [s.o. s] disposal, present or proffer oneself, come or step forward, not wait to be asked, need no invitation. 3.(all… …
120extend — verb 1) we ve extended the kitchen Syn: expand, enlarge, increase, lengthen, widen, broaden 2) the garden extends to the road Syn: continue, carry on, stretch, reach 3) …
