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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Propose \Pro*pose"\, verb (used without an object)
1. To speak; to converse. [Obs.]
There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice, Proposing with the prince and Claudio. --Shak.
2. To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.
3. To offer one's self in marriage.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Propose \Pro*pose"\, noun [F. propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}, {Purpose}, noun] Talk; discourse. [Obs.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Propose \Pro*pose"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Proposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proposing}.] [F. proposer; pref. pro- (L. pro for, forward) + poser to place. See {Pose}, v.]
1. To set forth. [Obs.]
That being proposed brimfull of wine, one scarce could lift it up. --Chapman.
2. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.
3. To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend.
I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England. --Palfrey.
{To propose to one's self}, to intend; to design.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
propose
verb
1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: {suggest}, {advise}]
2: present for consideration [syn: {project}]
3: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim}, {purpose}, {purport}]
4: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: {nominate}]
5: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {declare oneself}, {offer}, {pop the question}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "propose": advance, advise, advocate, aim, aim at, ask, aspire after, aspire to, assert, be after, become engaged, bid, brief, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, call attention to, coach, come up with, commend to attention, confer, consult with, contemplate, counsel, design, designate, desire, destine, determine, direct, drive at, expect, go for, guide, harbor a design, have every intention, instruct, intend, introduce, kibitz, launch, lay before, lay down, make a motion, mean, meddle, mind, moot, move, name, name for office, nominate, offer, offer a resolution, open up, plan, pop the question, pose, posit, postulate, predicate, prefer, prescribe, present, proffer, project, proposition, propound, purport, purpose, put, put forth, put forward, put it to, put up, recommend, request, resolve, run, run for office, set before, set forth, solicit, start, submit, suggest, table, tender, think
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