/ prəˈpaʊnd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to suggest an idea or explanation of sth for people to consider
SYN propose , put forward :
the theory of natural selection, first propounded by Charles Darwin
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: 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 .