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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: propone 'to propose' (14-19 centuries), from Latin proponere, from ponere 'to put'

propound

 verb
     
pro‧pound [transitive]
formal to suggest an idea, explanation etc for other people to consider:
The theory of natural selection was first propounded by Charles Darwin.
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