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| Main Entry: |
proffer
 [prof-er] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, offer |
| Synonyms: | extend, gift, give, hand, hit on, hold out, make a pitch, pose, present, propose, proposition, propound, submit, tender, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, take back |
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| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
| Synonyms: | apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender |
| Antonyms: | deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Counsel would have advised him of his right to plead not guilty and contest any confession proffered in evidence.
- The information proffered by those eyewitnesses is fundamentally unreliable.
- The officers hurried for such restoratives as the bar supplied, and two physicians who were near by proffered their services.
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer money or services |
| Synonyms: | present, proffer, propose, render, submit, tender, venture |
| Main Entry: | commend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hand over with confidence |
| Synonyms: | assign, commit, confer, confide, consign, deliver, entrust, proffer, relegate, resign, tender, trust, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | deny, keep, refuse |
| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | donate, provide |
| Synonyms: | accord, add, afford, ante up, assign, bequeath, bequest, bestow, chip in, come through, commit, confer, devote, dispense, dole out, dower, endow, enrich, furnish, give, give away, go Dutch, grant, hand out, kick in, pitch in, pony up, present, proffer, sacrifice, share, subscribe, subsidize, supply, sweeten the kitty, tender, will |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, neglect, oppose, shun, subtract, take, take away, withdraw, withhold |
| Main Entry: | extend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer |
| Synonyms: | accord, advance, allocate, allot, award, bestow, bring forward, confer, donate, give, grant, hold out, impart, place at disposal, pose, present, proffer, put forth, put forward, reach out, stretch out, submit, tender, yield |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, take back |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
| Synonyms: | adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, go for broke, go out on limb, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, take a plunge, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager |
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, appoint |
| Synonyms: | advance, assign, constitute, create, delegate, elect, finger, install, invest, name, nominate, ordain, proffer, select, tap, tender |
| Antonyms: | demote, renounce |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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