put forward

(verb) put before. Synonyms: submit, state, put forward, posit. Example: "I submit to you that the accused is guilty."

(verb) insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized. Synonyms: assert, put forward. Example: "Women should assert themselves more!."

(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth. Examples: "Raise the specter of unemployment." "He conjured wild birds in the air." "Call down the spirits from the mountain."

(verb) propose as a candidate for some honor. Synonyms: nominate, put up, put forward.