propound[verb]Synonyms: put forward, advance, postulate, present, propose, submit, suggest
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pro‧pound /prəˈpaʊnd/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: propone 'to propose' (14-19 centuries), from Latin proponere, from ponere 'to put']
formal to suggest an idea, explanation etc for other people to consider:
The theory of natural selection was first propounded by Charles Darwin. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲