Posit vs Proffer - What's the difference?
posit | proffer |
2) Started by USAF Fighter pilots when needing to know the position of a wingman. I.e. Lead pilot would say "2-posit" and #2 would reply: "5 o'clock high". Also in use in commercial airlines. Some pilots respond "cleared into posit and hold" when cleared on to the runway.
Assume the existence of; to postulate.
* 1908 : ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics . Translated by .
Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
Put (something somewhere) firmly.
An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
Essay; attempt.
To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
To essay or attempt of one’s own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
Indefinite plural of .
As nouns the difference between posit and proffer
is that posit is something that is posited; a postulate while proffer is an offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.As verbs the difference between posit and proffer
is that posit is assume the existence of; to postulate while proffer is to offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.posit
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Usage notes
* (for meaningVerb
(en verb)- some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.
Anagrams
*proffer
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* proffre (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- (Milton)
