proffer

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒfə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑfɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prof′ər)

prof•fer /ˈprɑfɚ/USA pronunciation v.

to put before a person for acceptance;
offer: [~ + object]He proffered his hand, but I refused to shake it.[~ + object + to + object]He proffered his hand to me.[~ + object + object]He proffered me his hand.

See -fer-.

prof•fer (prof′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.

to put before a person for acceptance;
offer.

the act of proffering.
an offer or proposal.

Anglo-French profrer, variant of Old French poroffrir, equivalent. to por- pro-¹ + offrir to offer
Middle English profren 1250–1300

prof′fer•er, n.

offer.

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proffer /ˈprɒfə/ vb

(transitive) to offer for acceptance; tender

the act of proffering

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French proffrir, from pro-¹ + offrir to offer

'proffer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

offer - provender - bid - give - prefer - present - propose - tender - shore

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