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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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Narrower term 10

Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Approach 76% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Breath 76% connected

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feeler 76% connected

One who, or that which, feels.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ghost 76% connected

The spirit; the soul of man.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hint 76% connected

To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intimation 76% connected

The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overture 76% connected

An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Touch 76% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trace 76% connected

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proposal 76% connected

That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 2

Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tender 76% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Advise 74% connected

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Advise 74% connected

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggest 74% connected

To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggest 74% connected

To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggestion 74% connected

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggestion 74% connected

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Offer 92% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Proposition 92% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Suggestion 92% connected

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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