PROPOUND

propound

(verb) put forward, as of an idea

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

propound (third-person singular simple present propounds, present participle propounding, simple past and past participle propounded)

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

Synonyms: put forward, advance, offer, propose

Coordinate terms: exhort, profess

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*pound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Propounding.] Etym: [From earlier propone, L. proponere, propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost.]

1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument. Shak. And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee, accursed Milton. It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel. Coleridge.

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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