propound

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pro·pound [propound propounds propounded propounding] BrE [prəˈpaʊnd] NAmE [prəˈpaʊnd] verb ~ sth (formal)
to suggest an idea or explanation of sth for people to consider
Syn: ↑propose, Syn: 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.

Example Bank:
•Keynes propounded the idea of demand-led growth.
•The theory of natural selection was first propounded by Charles Darwin.