put forward

Propose for consideration, as in His attorney put forward a claim on the property, or They put me forward for the post of vice-chair. [Mid-1800s]

The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: put before
  Synonyms: submit, state

Meaning #2: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  Synonym: assert

Meaning #3: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
  Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, call forth

Meaning #4: cause to protrude or as if to protrude
  Synonym: stick

Meaning #5: propose as a candidate for some honor
  Synonyms: nominate, put up