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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Propound \Pro*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Propounding.] [From earlier propone, L. proponere,
     propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before
     + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost.]
     1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to
        propound a question; to propound an argument. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And darest thou to the Son of God propound
              To worship thee, accursed?            --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to
              propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.
                                                    --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to
        communion with a church.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Propound \Pro*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Propounding.] [From earlier propone, L. proponere,
     propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before
     + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost.]
     1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to
        propound a question; to propound an argument. --Shak.
  
              And darest thou to the Son of God propound To
              worship thee, accursed?               --Milton.
  
              It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to
              propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.
                                                    --Coleridge.
  
     2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to
        communion with a church.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  propound
       v : put forward, as of an idea

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 διατυπώνω-αναπτύσσω (πχ. θεωρία, ιδέα, γνώμη)
     2 υποβάλλω διατριβή-εργασία-κείμενο-αρχείο-τεκμηρίο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or
  debate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or
  debate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or
  debate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or
  debate.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  propound
     Englanti vb.
     esittää (harkittavaksi), ehdottaa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Propound /pɹəpˈaʊnd/
  إقترح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  propound //prəˈpaʊnd// 
  излагам, предлагам за разглеждане
  to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate