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1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
    
2. A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
   - suggestion, proffer
    
3. An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favours)
    
4. The act of making a proposal
   - proposal
    
5. A task to be dealt with
   "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

1. Suggest sex to
   "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"

Derived forms: propositioned, propositions, propositioning

See also: propose

Type of: advise, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], offer, offering, project, proposal, propose, speech act, statement, suggest, task, undertaking

Encyclopedia: Proposition