propound
Use Propound in a sentence
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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| —vb | |
| 1. | to suggest or put forward for consideration |
| 2. | English law |
| a. to produce (a will or similar instrument) to the proper court or authority in order for its validity to be established | |
| b. (of an executor) to bring (an action to obtain probate) in solemn form | |
| [C16 propone, from Latin prōpōnere to set forth, from | |
| pro'pounder | |
| —n | |
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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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Example sentences
But those who propound such views are having to refine their appraisals.
Nuclear particles and antiparticles number in the hundreds, and their interactions propound new puzzles.
But because the author had a weighty thesis to propound and did so in long expostulation, the picture often sags in the telling.
There are many who propound policy theories, but few possess the skills to make those theories the law of the land.
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