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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

proponent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Making proposals; proposing.

proponent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

Meanings

  1. One who supports something; an advocate.
    • Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one. 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012:
  2. One who makes a proposal or proposition.
  3. One who propounds a will for probate.

Forms

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proponents Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

opponent · detractor

Deriveds

proponency · multiproponent

Relateds

propound · apropos · propose · propone

Synonyms

exponent

Translations (29)

uk прихи́льник (one who supports something) · bg привърженик (one who supports something) · cs zastánce (one who supports something) · de Befürworter (one who supports something) · sv förespråkare (one who supports something) · ar مُؤَيِّد (one who supports something) · ru защи́тник (one who supports something) · fr partisan (one who supports something) · cs hlasatel (one who supports something) · es defensor (one who supports something) · ar دَاعِم (one who supports something) · is talsmaður (one who supports something) · is stuðningsmaður (one who supports something) · cmn 支持者 (one who supports something) · fr avocat (one who supports something) · kk жақтаушы (one who supports something) · pl zwolenniczka (one who supports something) · is flutningsmaður (one who supports something) · uk прихи́льниця (one who supports something) · pl orędownik (one who supports something) · de Fürsprecher (one who supports something) · ru пропонент (one who supports something) · pl orędowniczka (one who supports something) · el υποστηρικτής (one who supports something) · is málsvari (one who supports something) · sh заговорник (one who supports something) · es proponente (one who supports something) · nl voorstander (one who supports something) · pl zwolennik (one who supports something)