Learn a Word: Propound

Meaning: put forward an idea for consideration

(verb)

Karl Marx propounded the idea of class struggle.

Smith propounded the novel idea that surprised his classmates.

Synonyms: put forward, offer, set forth

The first known use of the word is in circa 1531.

Read more about the word ‘propound’ from the website of Merriam Webster.

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