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   propound

   /prəˈpaʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others: "he began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy’ as an alternative to Franco"

   Word Origin 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. propounder noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

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