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propose v. 1 offer, tender, proffer; present, introduce, submit,
advance, set forth, put forward, propound, bid, recommend,
suggest, come up with, call attention to, broach, Brit table:
Management proposed a wage increase of five per cent. The
architect proposed that we consider an addition to the north
wing. 2 offer, mean, intend, plan, expect, aim: We propose to
make a start on the decorating once we have had our lunch. 3
nominate, name, put forward or forth, suggest, introduce,
submit, put up: His boss proposed him for membership of the
golf club.
proposition
n. 1 See proposal, 1, above. 2 See proposal, 2, above.
--v. 3 accost, solicit, make an indecent or sexual advance or
proposal or overture, Colloq make a pass at: She said she had
been propositioned by him, but we never learnt if she accepted
or not.
propound v. put or set forth or forward, propose, offer, proffer,
suggest, postulate: It was she who first propounded the idea of
a unified country.
proprietor
n. 1 proprietress, owner, landowner, landlady, landlord,
landholder, title-holder, deed-holder, property owner: He is
the proprietor of a large house in Chiswick. 2 owner, partner,
landlord, restaurateur, innkeeper, hotel-keeper, hotelier,
licensee, manager, Brit publican: The proprietor greeted us
warmly and showed us to our rooms.
propriety n. 1 correctness, properness, conformity, suitableness,
appropriateness, suitability, aptness, fitness, seemliness,
decorum; advisability, wisdom: I questioned the propriety of
concealing this information from shareholders. 2 protocol, good
or proper form, punctilio, etiquette, politeness, courtesy,
politesse, refinement, sedateness, dignity, modesty, decorum,
decency, breeding, respectability, gentility, grace,
mannerliness: He always behaved with the utmost propriety in
the presence of his aunt. 3 the proprieties. the social graces,
the amenities, the civilities, formality or the formalities,
social convention or the social conventions, social procedure or
codes, accepted practice, tradition, ceremony, ritual: He only