tender

/ˈtendər/ verb formal

Definition

OFFER [I] › to make a formal offer to do a job or to provide a service

IDEA/SUGGESTION [T] formal › to formally offer a suggestion, idea, money, etc: He tendered his resignation (= offered to leave his job).

(Definition of tender verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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