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propound

/prəˈpaʊnd/

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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.

verb propounds · propounding · propounded

transitive To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate. Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.
Similar: put forward, advance, offer, propose, put forth, moot, produce

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verb to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate

Español	proponer
中文	提出 tíchū
Português	propor
Français	proposer
Deutsch	vorlegen, vorschlagen

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@misc{propound_2026,
  title = {propound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}