put forward meaning and definition

PUT FORWARD verb

Definition of put forward (verb)

1. put before
   • "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
   • synonyms: posit, state, submit
2. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
   • "Women should assert themselves more!"
   • synonyms: assert
3. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   • "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   • synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, raise, stir
4. propose as a candidate for some honor
   • synonyms: nominate, put up