Definition of propound
: to offer for discussion or consideration
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Her new book expands upon the theory propounded in her first book.
let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option
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The Harvard scholar has in recent years been famous for his clash of civilizations thesis, propounded in 1993, which the recent struggle between the West and militant Islam vindicated.
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No ancient thinkers had propounded such a doctrine.
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Such an expression is interpreted to be a desire to utilize the grievance process as opposed to the solution propounded by the administration.
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One theory, propounded by opponents of President Donald Trump is that his admiration for Russia’s Vladimir Putin comes down to money, a suggestion Trump has forcefully denied.
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Barr embraced modernism as a series of intellectual principles, propounded like a science in pedagogical charts.
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According to Bob especially tough to take was his hook-line-and-sinker acceptance of the familiar fundamentalist litany, and his smugness in propounding it.
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The quest for happiness amid postwar suburban anomie had already spawned Dianetics, the metaphysical movement first propounded in 1950 by L. Ron Hubbard, who four years later rebranded it as Scientology.
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In short, the world Devo propounded is all around us, and Mothersbaugh, 55, is providing the soundtrack.
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Definition of propound for English Language Learners
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: to suggest (an idea, theory, etc.) to a person or group of people to consider
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