Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PROPOSE
project, 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”
aim, purpose, purport, propose
(verb) propose or intend; “I aim to arrive at noon”
propose, suggest, advise
(verb) make a proposal, declare a plan for something; “the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax”
propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
(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”
nominate, 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
propose (third-person singular simple present proposes, present participle proposing, simple past and past participle proposed)
(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
Synonyms: put forth, suggest, forthput (rare)
(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
(transitive) To intend.
(obsolete) To talk; to converse.
(obsolete) To set forth.
Usage notes
• In use 1. this is sometimes a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
• In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• For more information, see English catenative verbs
• Compared to to suggest, to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.
Noun
propose (plural proposes)
(obsolete) An objective or aim.
Anagrams
• opposer, poopers
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proposing.] Etym: [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.
Pro*pose", v. i.
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.
Pro*pose", n. Etym: [F. propos, L. propositum. See Propound, Purpose, n.]
Definition: Talk; discourse. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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