propound

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /prəˈpaʊnd/

Verb

propound (propounds, present participle propounding; past and past participle propounded)

1. (transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

   Synonyms: put forward, advance, offer, propose

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   • 2005, Plato, Lesley Brown (translator), Sophist, 243b:

     Each school propounds its own theory without having given any thought to whether we are following what they say or getting left behind.

Related terms

• proponent
• propose

Translations

• French: proposer
• German: vorlegen, vorschlagen
• Portuguese: propor
• Spanish: proponer

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