propound
verb
[ prəˈpaʊnd ]
• put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others.
• "he began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy’ as an alternative to Franco"
Similar:
put forward,
advance,
offer,
present,
set forth,
submit,
tender,
suggest,
come up with,
broach,
moot,
bring up,
mention,
introduce,
postulate,
propose,
pose,
discuss,
hypothesize,
peddle,
spread,
promote,
advocate,
proffer,
posit,
Origin:
mid 16th century: alteration of archaic propone, from Latin proponere ‘set forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’. The addition of the final -d can be compared with that in expound and compound .
