Propound \Pro*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Propounding.] [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.
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And darest thou to the Son of God propound
To worship thee, accursed? --Milton.
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It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to
propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.
--Coleridge.
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2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to
communion with a church.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
propound
v : put forward, as of an idea
WordNet (r) 2.0
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "propound":
advance, assert, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach,
commend to attention, introduce, launch, lay before, lay down,
make a motion, moot, move, offer, offer a resolution, open up,
pose, posit, postulate, predicate, prefer, proffer, propose,
proposition, put, put forth, put forward, put it to, recommend,
set before, set forth, start, submit, suggest
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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