propound
/prəˈpaʊnd/ verb
Forms propounds propounding propounded
- verb (transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate. “Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.”
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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.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument. Shak.
- verb To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church.
Etymology [From earlier propone, L. proponere, propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “propound”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details