Offered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L.
     offerre; ob (see {OB-}) + ferre to bear, bring. The English
     word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same
     origin. See 1st {Bear}.]
     1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to


        sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with
        up.
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              Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin
              offering for atonement.               --Ex. xxix.
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              A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.
                                                    --1 Pet. ii.
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     2. To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for
        acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a
        bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
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              I offer thee three things.            --2 Sam. xxiv.
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     3. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to
        suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as
        an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's
        willingness; as, he offered to help me.
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     4. To attempt; to undertake.
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              All that offer to defend him.         --Shak.
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     5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a
        guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
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     6. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way;
        to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
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     Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice;
          immolate.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "offered":
     arbitrary, autonomous, discretional, discretionary, elective, free,
     free will, gratuitous, independent, nonmandatory, optional,
     proffered, self-acting, self-active, self-determined,
     self-determining, spontaneous, unasked, unbesought, unbidden,
     uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncompelled, unforced, uninfluenced,
     uninvited, unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired,
     unsolicited, unsought, voluntary, volunteer, willful