propounds
Offers for consideration
Propounds means to put forward for consideration—to propose or suggest an idea, theory, or explanation.
The word carries a formal, somewhat academic tone: Darwin propounded his theory of natural selection.
Someone who propounds isn't just mentioning an idea but presenting it seriously for others to examine or debate.
Brings into contact
- advancesForward movements or progress
- broachesIntroduces a subject
- submitsYields to authority
- proffersExtends for acceptance
poses · offers · tables · sets forth · lays out · brings up · raises · floats
Those who support causes
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- maintainsKeeps in condition
- contendsStrives in opposition
- affirmsDeclares something true
proclaims · pronounces · espouses · champions · professes · upholds · defends · insists
Assumed starting principles
- hypothesizesProposes an unproven explanation
- conjecturesUnverified assumptions or theories
- speculatesGuesses based on incomplete information
- positsAsserts as given
surmises · theorizes · infers · supposes · presumes · extrapolates · reasons · deduces
introduces
Brings into contact
proffers · poses · offers · tables · sets forth · lays out · brings up · raises · floats · suggests
advocates
Those who support causes
affirms · proclaims · pronounces · espouses · champions · professes · upholds · defends · insists · promotes
postulates
Assumed starting principles
- hypothesizesProposes an unproven explanation
- conjecturesUnverified assumptions or theories
- speculatesGuesses based on incomplete information
posits · surmises · theorizes · infers · supposes · presumes · extrapolates · reasons · deduces · concludes