'Propound' definitions:
Definition of 'propound'
From: WordNet
verb
Put forward, as of an idea
Definition of 'Propound'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee, accursed? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'propound'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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