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- propound something
to suggest an idea or explanation of something for people to consider 提出（主意或解释）供考虑 the theory of natural selection, first propounded by Charles Darwin 查尔斯 · 达尔文首先提出的自然选择理论 Keynes propounded the idea of demand-led growth. 凯恩斯提出了以需求为导向的增长的想法。
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.