propound
verb (used with object)
to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose.
propounding
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present participleof propound.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Nor is it permissible to start a lawsuit propounding the client’s thesis, simply hoping that some support for the claim may turn up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2020
Fighting open white supremacism, defending human rights and the rule of law, propounding international cooperation, rejecting narrow nationalism, so many of these debates seem to belong to another age.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2020
While Bailenson has been propounding this rather unsexy vision of virtual reality for years, it’s worth noting that he now has a vested interest in it as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2016
Revisionist takes on characters have a pleasing audacity, but Morrison isn't so much propounding a thesis as approaching a classic with a different level of political awareness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
H. R. then delegated the task of propounding the aureate question to a dozen lieutenants.
From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre
