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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To put forward for consideration; set forth. See Synonyms at propose.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To put forward; offer for consideration; offer; put or set, as a question; propose.
  2. Among Congregationalists, to propose or name as a candidate for admission to membership in a church.

Wiktionary

  1. v. To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose
  2. v. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. put forward, as of an idea

Etymologies

  1. From the Middle English proponen ("to put forward"), from Latin proponere ("to put forward"), from pro- ("before") + ponere ("to put") (Wiktionary)
  2. Alteration of propoune, from Middle English proponen, from Latin prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • ThatsBaloneyMan "Of all the riddles of a married life, said my father, crossing the landing, in order to set his back against the wall, whilst he propounded it to my uncle Toby-----of all the puzzling riddles, said he, in a marriage state..." ---Tristram Shandy Mar 16, 2013

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