if a plant or tree puts forth leaves, roots etc, it starts to grow
to state or offer an idea, opinion, plan etc
Radd and Hulo began to put forth useful suggestions concerning food and weaponry.
The government has put forth a modest plan to streamline the whole system.
Then perceiving that the valour of the City was already beaten down, the hidden Captain put forth his strength.
We had to think of the publicity there would be if this new theory was put forth, and it was by no means conclusive.
`Here I must put forth all such power and skill as is given to me,' he said.
puts forth
putting forth
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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