Offend vs. Offer — What's the Difference?

To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in

To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer

To be displeasing or disagreeable to

To put forward for consideration; propose

To result in displeasure

To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement

To violate a moral or divine law; sin.

To present as an act of worship

To violate a rule or law

To propose as payment; bid

(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

To make available; afford

(intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult.

To present for sale

(transitive) To physically harm, pain.

To provide; furnish

(transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer

(intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.

To engage in; put up

(transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

To threaten

To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

To produce or introduce on the stage

To strike against; to attack; to assail.

To present an offering in worship or devotion.

To displease; to make angry; to affront.

To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.

To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.

To present itself

To transgress; to violate; to sin against.

(Baseball) To swing at a pitch. Used of a batter.

To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

The act of offering

To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.

Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered

To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.

(Law) A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

Cause to feel resentment or indignation;

The condition of being offered, especially for sale

Act in disregard of laws and rules;

A proposal that has been made.

Strike with disgust or revulsion;

Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

Hurt the feelings of;

(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

(used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off

(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

(transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

(transitive) To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

(transitive) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

(intransitive) To happen, to present itself.

(obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with at.

(transitive) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.

To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.

To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.

To attempt; to undertake.

To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.

To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.

To present itself; to be at hand.

To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.

The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.

That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.

Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.

The verbal act of offering;

Something offered (as a proposal or bid);

A usually brief attempt;

Make available or accessible, provide or furnish;

Present for acceptance or rejection;

Agree freely;

Put forward for consideration;

Offer verbally;

Make available for sale;

Propose a payment;

Produce or introduce on the stage;

Present as an act of worship;

Mount or put up;

Make available; provide;

Ask (someone) to marry you;

Threaten to do something;