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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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Example Sentences
- He branched out into various writing ventures, usually to propound his libertarian beliefs.
- Nuclear particles and antiparticles number in the hundreds, and their interactions propound new puzzles.
- In the real world, of course, you're only considered serious if you propound doctrines that have been wrong at every step.
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Word Origin & History
propound
1530s, var. of M.E. proponen "to put forward" (late 14c.), from L. proponere "put forward, declare," from pro- "before" + ponere "to put" (see position). Perhaps infl. in form by compound, expound.
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