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单词 re-proffer
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re-profferv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈprɒfə/, U.S. /ˌriˈprɑfər/
Forms: see re- prefix and proffer v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, proffer v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + proffer v.
1. intransitive. Of a deer: to proffer (proffer v. 4b), or make as if to move, again. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [verb (intransitive)] > turn back
profferc1450
re-proffer1602
1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. Evij Therfore it is (Profre) as thyse hunters sayne And (Reprofre) yf the same waye he torne agayne.
1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. v. 907 The Hart presently discended to the Riuer, and being in the water, proferd, and reproferd, and proferd againe.
1735 Sportsman's Dict. II. at Terms When you see him [sc. a hart] ready to enter water, say he proffereth; and if he doth it the second time, then say he reproffereth.
2. transitive. gen. To offer again; to make a second or further proffer of. rare before late 19th cent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > offer [verb (transitive)] > again
re-proffer1603
reoffera1618
1603 T. Bell Anat. Popish Tyrannie iv. v. 171 Parsons hath proferred and reprofered the Crowne of England to seuerall princes.
1870 O. S. Fowler Sexual Sci. 160 He, if fatigued, should accept, rest, and re-proffer it [sc. the seat].
1900 A. C. Laut Lords of North x. 156 I did not re-proffer my arm.
1914 Times 28 July 6/2 He speaks of England's hand being ‘withdrawn without reason, and reproffered grudgingly’.
2007 Business Wire (Nexis) 29 May The Owner rejected the proffer of the Lease... RPLP has..re-proffered the Lease to the Owner.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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