put forward

Verb

• propose as a candidate for some honor

• 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
    

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

• put before
  • I submit to you that the accused is guilty
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  nominate , put up , assert , submit , state , posit