put forward

verbs

put before

"I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

posit, put forward, state, submit

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

"Women should assert themselves more!"

assert, put forward

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"

arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

propose as a candidate for some honor

nominate, put forward, put up