propositioning

Verb

proposition (third-person singular simple present propositions, present participle propositioning, simple past and past participle propositioned)

1. (informal, transitive) To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
   • The Superintendent of the facility tried to proposition with me that if I snitched to the guards and would work with him, then he would put my friend and me back together again.1984 April 7, anonymous author, “Isolate and Conquer”, in Gay Community News, page 12
   1. (informal, transitive) To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
      • Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.2023 April 17, Will Sommer, “‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2023

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