From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishput forth something phrasal verb1 to suggest an idea, explanation etc, especially one that other people later consider and discuss SYN submit Arguments were put forth for changing some of the rules of the game.2 put forth leaves/shoots/roots etc formalHBP if a tree or bush puts forth leaves etc, it begins to grow them → put→ See Verb table
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put forth • Driving the process was the ongoing debate over what might be the very best face Lisa could put forth.• In practice neither scholars nor officials ever have sufficient evidence to put forth an accurate, exact figure.• Although Aristarchus put forth an appealing hypothesis and nothing more.• The plant grows rapidly and puts forth floating leaves.• He has put forth his criticisms on paper, on the Internet, at community forums and during council meetings.• Surely the most colorful of the offbeat approaches was the wounded dog theory, put forth in 1687.• Theatre producer Harold Prince picked out the Holocaust portraits; celebrity hound Larry King put forth the photo of a dead friend.• Newsletters are designed to put forth the vision of the school and systems.put forth leaves/shoots/roots etc• Suddenly as they exchanged memories each saw the other putting forth leaves. 