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[prəˈpaʊnd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others
(e.g: he began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy’ as an alternative to Franco)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: alteration of archaic propone, from Latin proponere ‘set forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’. The addition of the final -d can be compared with that in expound and compound
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