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单词 propound
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propound

verb
/prəˈpaʊnd/
/prəˈpaʊnd/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they propound
/prəˈpaʊnd/
/prəˈpaʊnd/
he / she / it propounds
/prəˈpaʊndz/
/prəˈpaʊndz/
past simple propounded
/prəˈpaʊndɪd/
/prəˈpaʊndɪd/
past participle propounded
/prəˈpaʊndɪd/
/prəˈpaʊndɪd/
-ing form propounding
/prəˈpaʊndɪŋ/
/prəˈpaʊndɪŋ/
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  1. propound something to suggest an idea or explanation of something for people to consider synonym propose, put forward
    • the theory of natural selection, first propounded by Charles Darwin
    • Keynes propounded the idea of demand-led growth.
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
    Word Originmid 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.
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