proffer

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈprɑfɚ/ UK /ˈprɒfə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to offer something for acceptance

She proffered her hand in greeting.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to offer something for... offer tender extend present propose volunteer submit

Opposites

withdraw withhold retract

Word family

Derived forms profferer

Related forms offer

Etymology

From Anglo-French proffrir, from Old French poroffrir, from por- (Latin pro- 'forth') + offrir ('to offer', from Latin offerre 'to present').

pro- Latin offerre Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# proffer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈprɑfɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈprɒfə/

## Meanings
1. to offer something for acceptance

## Examples
- She proffered her hand in greeting.

## Synonyms
- offer
- tender
- extend
- present
- propose
- volunteer
- submit

## Antonyms
- withdraw
- withhold
- retract

## Derived Forms
- profferer

## Related Forms
- offer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pro-
- Root: offerre

## Etymology
From Anglo-French proffrir, from Old French poroffrir, from por- (Latin pro- 'forth') + offrir ('to offer', from Latin offerre 'to present').

## AI Etymology
Proffer comes from Anglo-French proffrir, from Old French poroffrir, from por- (Latin pro- 'forth') + offrir ('to offer', from Latin offerre 'to present'). The historical chain includes Latin pro- and Latin offerre. The quoted older senses, "forth", "to offer", and "to present", supply the semantic anchors for proffer. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word proffer carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to offer something for acceptance". English derivatives include profferer; related English forms include offer. The result is a verb and noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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