Thursday, April 9, 2015

propound

propound    [Pruh-pound]

verb.  put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration

"Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, propounded the Confucian virtues that came to be known as 'Asian values'-- family, diligence, filial piety (孝), education and obedience to authority.
"Moore's law propounds that information storage and processing will become ever cheaper."
"At 26, Mr. M. Stanton Evans became editor of the Indianapolis News, where he propounded his conservative views."

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