propound

American  

[pruh-pound] / prəˈpaʊnd /

verb (used with object)

1. to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose.

   to propound a theory.

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propound British  

/ prəˈpaʊnd /

verb

1. to suggest or put forward for consideration

2. 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

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Other Word Forms

• propounder noun
• unpropounded adjective

Etymology

Origin of propound

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

Example Sentences

"And no matter what you may think, Mr. Kennedy. And I revere your name. You're not here to propound your case for censorship," Connolly said.

From Salon

While he propounded a number of groundbreaking if sometimes controversial theories, Professor Lucas was best known for his hypothesis of “rational expectations,” advanced in the early 1970s in a critique of macroeconomics.

From New York Times

And it ends with one of them stepping on a butterfly and changing the course of history — 20 years before the chaos theoretician Edward Norton Lorenz propounded the “butterfly effect.”

From Los Angeles Times

Global Britain, as propounded by Mr. Johnson, was meant to evoke a Britain, unshackled from Brussels, that could be agile and opportunistic, a lightly regulated, free-trading powerhouse.

From New York Times

Yet "futurist" also refers to a specific movement from 20th century history, one that in crucial ways is both similar to and different from the supposed "futurism" propounded by the likes of Musk and Thiel.

From Salon

Related Words

• broach
• proffer
• set forth