proffer[verb]Synonyms: offer, extend, give, hold out, pose, present, tender
[noun]Synonyms: proposal, invitation, proposition, suggestion
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prof‧fer /ˈprɒfə $ ˈprɑːfər/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Anglo-French;
Origin: profrer, from Old French poroffrir, from por- 'forward' + offrir 'to offer']
1. to offer something to someone, especially by holding it out in your hands:
Sarah took the glass proffered by the attendant.proffer somebody something Poirot proffered him a cigarette.2. to give someone advice, an explanation etc:
the proffered invitation [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲