to repropose
7.0
To suggest an idea again after people refused it
- verb
- /ˌriːprəˈpoʊz/
:
reproponer
- Following the rejection of his suggestion, he felt encouraged to repropose it with a clearer budget outline.
Examples
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The Synod will also be the place to grasp and repropose to people the invitation to rediscover the faith.
Academic text (2013) -
The council plans to repropose the community plan next month to gather more feedback.
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After the initial proposal was denied, the team decided to repropose their project with additional data.
Synonyms
to reintroduce
vsto repropose
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3.9
To bring something back after it was gone or not used
focuses on offering an idea again because it failed before rather than after absence
to resubmit
vsto repropose
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3.5
To send something again after you fix it or when it failed
focuses on offering an idea again after prior rejection rather than resending corrected work
to unshelve (a proposal)
vsto repropose
8.0
To bring back a proposal that was set aside for discussion
is used after a plan was rejected previously to offer it again
to reraise
vsto repropose
6.1
To mention a topic or problem again
involves formally offering something again after it was rejected not only mentioning it
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
repropose infinitive
reproposed past
reproposed past participle
reproposing present participle
reproposes third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Repropose is made from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb propose meaning 'to offer an idea', the same root you see in proposal. So, to repropose is to offer the same idea again, often after it was first rejected.