propound
Set forth formally
To propound is to put forward an idea, theory, or explanation for consideration: Darwin propounded his theory of natural selection in 1859.
The word is formal and appears most often in academic or legal contexts.
Someone who propounds something presents it as worthy of serious examination, not merely mentions it in passing.
Suggest with approval
- adviseGive counsel to
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- urgeStrong inner drive
- championTop competitor, or advocate
endorse · support · promote · counsel · nominate · put forward · offer · present
Declare officially and openly
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- promulgateOfficially announce or broadcast
- assertDeclare confidently true
- affirmDeclare to be true
state · profess · announce · enunciate · articulate · express · voice · maintain
Testable proposed explanation
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- postulateAssumed starting point
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
axiom · principle · framework · paradigm · model · abstraction · generalization · inference
recommend
Suggest with approval
champion · endorse · support · promote · counsel · nominate · put forward · offer · present · introduce
proclaim
Declare officially and openly
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- promulgateOfficially announce or broadcast
- assertDeclare confidently true
affirm · state · profess · announce · enunciate · articulate · express · voice · maintain · contend
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- postulateAssumed starting point
premise · axiom · principle · framework · paradigm · model · abstraction · generalization · inference · deduction
pose
Deliberate bodily arrangement
submit · put · frame · formulate · bring up · air · venture · moot · query · challenge
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- proposesuggest, offer, submit, recommend, put forward