propound

[pruh-pound]

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verb (used with object)

to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.

Origin of propound

1545–55; later variant of Middle English propone (see propone) < Latin prōpōnere to set forth, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + pōnere to put, place, set. See compound¹, expound

Related formspro·pound·er, nounun·pro·pound·ed, adjective

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Related Words for propound

proffer, broach, prefer, adduce, press, proposition, tender, contend, suggest, submit, state, solicit, recommend, advise, urge, invite, offer, pose, introduce, assert

Examples from the Web for propound

Contemporary Examples of propound

It's just too tempting to use cable TV's monologue format to propound comfortable dogma and ignore unsettling counter-evidence.
My Pushback to Chris Hayes
David Frum
September 27, 2013

Historical Examples of propound

And he went on to propound the wildest schemes for getting away.
The Downfall
Emile Zola
Thus does Arama propound his plan for a fusion between the races.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
I do not wonder at your being ashamed to propound such a fiction.'
The Republic
Plato
I propound the theory that the observer is the point of view.
The Point of View
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
You were pleased to propound some Questions, you have had our Resolutions upon them.
State Trials, Political and Social
Various

British Dictionary definitions for propound

propound

verb (tr)

to suggest or put forward for consideration
English law
1. to produce (a will or similar instrument) to the proper court or authority in order for its validity to be established
2. (of an executor) to bring (an action to obtain probate) in solemn form

Derived Formspropounder, noun

Word Origin for propound

C16 propone, from Latin prōpōnere to set forth, from pro- 1 + pōnere to place

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Word Origin and History for propound

late 16c. variant of Middle English proponen "to put forward" (late 14c.), from Latin proponere "put forth, set forth, lay out, display, expose to view," figuratively "set before the mind; resolve; intend, design," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + ponere "to put" (see position (n.)). Perhaps influenced in form by compound, expound. Related: Propounded; propounding.