propound
verb [ T ] formal uk/prəˈpaʊnd/ us/prəˈpaʊnd/
提出（理论、想法或观点）供考虑
to suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider
It was Ptolemy who propounded the theory that the earth was at the centre of the universe. 是托勒密提出了地球位于宇宙中心的理论。