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proposes

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pro⋅pose

  [pruh-pohz] verb, -posed, -pos⋅ing.
Use proposes in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
2. to offer (a toast).
3. to suggest: He proposed that a messenger be sent.
4. to present or nominate (a person) for some position, office, membership, etc.
5. to put before oneself as something to be done; design; intend.
6. to present to the mind or attention; state.
7. to propound (a question, riddle, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
8. to make an offer or suggestion, esp. of marriage.
9. to form or consider a purpose or design.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < MF proposer (see pro- 1 , pose 1 ), by assoc. with derivatives of L prōpositus, ptp. of prōpōnere to set forth. See propositus

Related forms:
pro⋅pos⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pro⋅pos⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. proffer, tender, suggest, recommend, present. 4. name. 5. plan. See intend. 6. pose, posit.

Antonyms:
1. withdraw.
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pro·pose   (prə-pōz')   
v.   pro·posed, pro·pos·ing, pro·pos·es

v.   tr.

  1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest: propose a change in the law.

  2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.

  3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

  4. To make known as one's intention; purpose or intend: proposed to buy and run a farm.

v.   intr.
To form or make a proposal, especially of marriage.

[Middle English proposen, from Old French proposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin prōpōnere : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·pos'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to present something for consideration or discussion: proposes a solution; posed many questions; propound a theory; submits a plan.
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Word Origin & History

propose 
1340, from O.Fr. proposer (12c.), from pro- "forth" + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "make an offer of marriage" is first recorded 1764. Proposition (n.) is attested from 1340; the verb, in a sexual sense, is first attested 1936. Proposal is from 1653; sense of "offer of marriage" is from 1749.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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