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propound
[ pruh-pound ]
verb (used with object)
- to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose:
to propound a theory.
propound
/ prəˈpaʊnd /
verb
- to suggest or put forward for consideration
- English law
- to produce (a will or similar instrument) to the proper court or authority in order for its validity to be established
- (of an executor) to bring (an action to obtain probate) in solemn form
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Derived Forms
- proˈpounder, noun
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Other Words From
- pro·pounder noun
- unpro·pounded adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of propound1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of propound1
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Example Sentences
“This is actually propounding universal, population-level mask-wearing,” Gandhi says.
It's just too tempting to use cable TV's monologue format to propound comfortable dogma and ignore unsettling counter-evidence.
It is the men who propound agitating ideas and who revolutionize the character of nations, that are persecuted.
I propose, therefore, O Phaedo, that you propound someone statement which all you who have been discussing the matter believe.
"That is rather a dangerous theory to propound," said Mr. Orban.
It is a strange folly in multitudes of us, to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end in the hearing of the Gospel.
The unanswered question of the boy in the 'Moon Prayer' is one of many that the poet likes to propound.
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