1. (

• submit ,
• state ,
• put_forward ,
• posit ,

) put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" ;

2. (

• assert ,
• put_forward

) insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" ;

3. (

• raise ,
• conjure ,
• conjure_up ,
• invoke ,
• evoke ,
• stir ,
• call_down ,
• arouse ,
• bring_up ,
• put_forward ,
• call_forth

) 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" ;

4. (

• nominate ,
• put_up ,
• put_forward ,

) propose as a candidate for some honor ;