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propound

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pro⋅pound

  [pruh-pound]
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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.
Origin:
1545–55; later var. of ME propone (see propone ) < L prōpōnere to set forth, equiv. to prō- pro- 1 + pōnere to put, place, set. See compound 1 , expound

Related forms:
pro⋅pound⋅er, noun
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pro·pound   (prə-pound')   
tr.v.   pro·pound·ed, pro·pound·ing, pro·pounds
To put forward for consideration; set forth. See Synonyms at propose.

[Alteration of propoune, from Middle English proponen, from Latin prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose.]
pro·pound'er n.
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Word Origin & History

propound 
1537, var. of M.E. proponen "to put forward" (c.1375), from L. proponere "put forward, declare," from pro- "before" + ponere "to put" (see position). Perhaps infl. in form by compound, expound.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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