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propounded

propounded is the simple past and past participle of propound.

Meaning of propound

Verb

propound (third-person singular simple present propounds, present participle propounding, simple past and past participle propounded)

  1. (transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
    • Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

Questions about propounded

What is propounded the simple past and past participle of?
Propounded is the simple past and past participle of propound.

Words near propounded in the dictionary

  1. propositions
  2. propositive
  3. propositus
  4. proposituses
  5. propound
  6. propounded
  7. propounder
  8. propounders
  9. propoundest
  10. propoundeth
  11. propounding

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