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What is another word for proposes?

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To make, or to have made, a claim

To put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others

To nominate (someone) for a given position or role

To intend to do something

To ask for a person's hand in marriage

To assume or consider that something is true or correct

To advise or persuade in favor of something

To carry out a plan with a specific purpose in mind

To make a request or demand of someone

To design or plan for

To flirt with, or attempt to win over, a romantic interest

Ask to marry

To ask someone to do something in an urgent manner

To settle on a plan of action

To suggest or indicate something indirectly

To make a choice, especially for a given job, position or role

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Verb

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To make, or to have made, a claim

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

publicizes^US

publicises^UK

vocalizes^US

verbalizes^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

verbalises^UK

vocalises^UK

summarises^UK

summarizes^US

shouts from the rooftops

shoots off one's mouth

makes a public declaration of

blows hot air

acknowledges publicly

feigns the identity of

maintains that one is

proclaims that one is

implies that one is

asserts that one is

poses as

passes oneself off as

points to

masquerades as

passes for

represents oneself as

lets the cat out of the bag

gets out of your system

brings out into the open

passes on

gives the show away

brings to public notice

lets out

brings out into open

lets drop

brings to public attention

puts cards on table

takes the lid off

lets fall

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To put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others

offers as a suggestion

tests the popularity of

runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes

runs something up the flagpole

installs^US

itemizes^US

raises the subject of

starts ball rolling on

inquires^US

itemises^UK

enquires^UK

catalogues^UK

initiates legal action

puts before the public

instals^UK

brings to somebody's attention

opens up on

makes somebody aware of

turns somebody on to

explains

charts

gives somebody a taste for

catalogs^US

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“I will try to analyze the cause of the issue, and subsequently propose a plan for moving forward.”

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To nominate (someone) for a given position or role

“Each commission will propose one candidate to fill each vacancy.”

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To intend to do something

endeavors^US

endeavours^UK

organizes^US

organises^UK

points in direction of

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“There were one or two other blanks in the bill, which he would propose to fill up, and would likewise make some verbal amendments.”

Verb

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To ask for a person's hand in marriage

offers marriage

asks someone to marry you

makes an offer of marriage

pops the question

asks for someone's hand in marriage

gets down on one knee

“He would propose to me after two months of courtship.”

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To assume or consider that something is true or correct

theorises^UK

theorizes^US

has sneaking suspicion

swears by

sets forth

takes stock in

takes as a hypothesis

takes as gospel truth

comes to the conclusion

has a sneaking suspicion

generalizes^US

generalises^UK

thinks it likely that

has a sneaking feeling

makes an educated guess

puts two and two together

comes to understand

arrives at

reads between the lines

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To advise or persuade in favor of something

favors^US

favours^UK

patronizes^US

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