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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|proposer|t=to propose, suggest]] (12th century),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from pro-, forth, and poser, to put, place (see [[pose]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) a French formation replacing Latin prōpōnere, to put forward, influenced by its perfect stem prōpos-.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) Latin prōpōnere also gave obsolete English propone, which coexisted for a time with propose, and [[propound]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|fro|proposer|t=to propose, suggest]] (12th century),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from pro-, forth, and poser, to put, place (see [[pose]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) a French formation replacing [[la|prōpōnere]], to put forward, influenced by its perfect stem prōpos-.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) [[la|prōpōnere]] also gave obsolete [[en|propone]], which coexisted for a time with propose, and [[propound]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==