내세우다

Meanings

stand outTo have someone come forward and stand in the front.
put upTo have someone play a certain role and do something, as a leader, witness, etc.
assert; advocateTo give one's opinion or idea, and support it.
insist; promoteTo insist or promote a certain fact in public.
show offTo reveal something intentionally in order to show it off.

Examples from Lessons (2)

상대 측 은 유연성 을 최고 의 가치 로 내세우겠지만,
The opposing side will likely put forth flexibility as their highest value,
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악역 이 그럴듯한 명분 을 내세운답시고 거창한 계획 을 읊조릴 때 독자들은 분노 를 느낍니다.
Readers feel anger when a villain recites a grand plan under the pretense of putting forward a plausible justification.
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Grammar in These Examples

-는답시고Level 5Claiming to, pretending to -지만Level 1But -ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier