propound

/pɹəpˈa‍ʊnd/

/pɹəˈpaʊnd/

[verb]

to propound

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to put an idea, proposition, theory, etc. forward for further consideration

Examples

1. Dr. Einstein propounded his theory nearly fifteen years ago.

2. Francis Crick once propounded Orgel's second rule.

3. And this idea has been propounded not just by the media, but by the government itself.

4. They were propounding this notion of originalism, which is not actually an originalist idea for interpreting the Constitution, but was kind of cobbled up in that era.