put forward

Verb
  1. Put before (synset 200879667)
    "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
    is a type of: advise, propose, suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something
    same as: posit, state, submit
  2. Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized (synset 202378876)
    "Women should assert themselves more!"
    is a type of: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport - behave in a certain manner
    same as: assert
  3. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (synset 201633150)
    "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
    is a type of: call up, summon - cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
    subtypes:
    same as: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, raise, stir
    verb group: call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  4. Propose as a candidate for some honor (synset 200881061)
    is a type of: nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
    same as: nominate, put up

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