different between propound vs propone

English

Etymology

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin pr?p?nere (“to put forward”), from pr?- (“before”) + p?nere (“to put”). Doublet of propose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr??pa?nd/

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.

   Synonyms: put forward, advance, offer, propose

   Coordinate terms: exhort, profess

   • 2005, Plato, Lesley Brown (translator), Sophist, 243b:

     Each school propounds its own theory without having given any thought to whether we are following what they say or getting left behind.

Related terms

• proponent
• propose

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?p?n? (“place before; offer, propose”), via Scots.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

propone (third-person singular simple present propones, present participle proponing, simple past and past participle proponed)

1. (transitive, Scotland) to propose or put forward for discussion or consideration

Related terms

• apropos
• proponent
• propound

Italian

Verb

propone

1. third-person singular present of proporre

Latin

Verb

pr?p?ne

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pr?p?n?

Spanish

Verb

propone

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of proponer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of proponer.