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propound

verb
/prəˈpaʊnd/

Etymology

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.

  1. derived from prōpōnere
  2. inherited from proponen

Definitions

  1. To put forward

    To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

    • Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.
    • A Mormon tribunal will try a woman whose national campaign in support of the Equal Rights Amendment is said to be undermining the church. Mormon officials declared that the woman, Sonia Johnson, is propounding "false doctrine."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA