1. propose - verb
· make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
Hypernym(s): declare
2. propose - verb
· present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
Synonym(s): project
Hypernym(s): plan
3. propose - verb
· propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
Synonym(s): aim, purpose, purport
Hypernym(s): intend, mean, think
4. propose - verb
· put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
Synonym(s): nominate
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
5. propose - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): declare_oneself, offer, pop_the_question
Hypernym(s): request
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