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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.
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And darest thou to the Son of God propound
To worship thee, accursed? --Milton.
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It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to
propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.
--Coleridge.
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2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to
communion with a church.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propounding
vb.
(present participle of en propound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
propounding
vb.
(present participle of en propound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
propounding
vb.
(present participle of en propound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
propounding
vb.
(present participle of en propound nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Propounding /pɹəpˈaʊndɪŋ/
الإقتراح
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
propounding /pɹəpˈaʊndɪŋ/
vorlegend, vorbringend, vorstellend, präsentierend
Synonym: proposing
see: propose sth., propound sth., proposed, propounded, propose a motion, propound half-baked ideas
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