propound

[ pruh-pound ]

/ prəˈpaʊnd /

verb (used with object)

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

Words nearby propound

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

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

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Examples from the Web for propounder

The propounder of the puzzle, or the party who had hidden the object, was then bound to disclose the matter.
Folk Lore|James Napier
The answer is satisfactory, in all senses, to the propounder of the question—indeed, a more satisfactory reply cannot be uttered.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
I know you well enough to know, that you will not like its propounder; but who else has been ripe and bold enough to do it?
Church Reform|Richard Carlile
The clause conditional, introduced by the word "if," does not always imply a conclusion, even in the mind of the propounder.
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams

But there was one person to whom this gratuitous argument carried no conviction, and that was the propounder of it himself.
The History of the Post Office in British North America|William Smith

British Dictionary definitions for propounder

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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