propound

[ pruh-pound ]

/ prəˈpaʊnd /

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Definition of propound

verb (used with object)

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

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM propound

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

Words nearby propound

proposition, propositional attitude, propositional calculus, propositional function, propositus, propound, propoxur, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, propr., propraetor

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How to use propound in a sentence

“This is actually propounding universal, population-level mask-wearing,” Gandhi says.
Wearing a mask could protect you from COVID-19 in more ways than you think|Kat Eschner|September 10, 2020|Popular-Science
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|DAILY BEAST
It is the men who propound agitating ideas and who revolutionize the character of nations, that are persecuted.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
I propose, therefore, O Phaedo, that you propound someone statement which all you who have been discussing the matter believe.
The Inhumanity of Socialism|Edward F. Adams

"That is rather a dangerous theory to propound," said Mr. Orban.
Queensland Cousins|Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
It is a strange folly in multitudes of us, to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end in the hearing of the Gospel.
Aids to Reflection|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The unanswered question of the boy in the 'Moon Prayer' is one of many that the poet likes to propound.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener

British Dictionary definitions for propound

propound

/ (prəˈpaʊnd) /

verb (tr)

to suggest or put forward for consideration

English law

to produce (a will or similar instrument) to the proper court or authority in order for its validity to be established
(of an executor) to bring (an action to obtain probate) in solemn form

Derived forms of propound

propounder, noun

Word Origin for propound

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

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