expound
VerbUS[ik-spound]/ɪkˈspaʊnd/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)expounded, expounding
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing“She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”Synonyms: elaboratelucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh outexpanddilateMore general clarify, clear upMore specific exemplify, set forth, specify, detail
- state“set forth one's reasons”Synonyms: set forthexpositMore general elaborate, lucubrateMore specific describe, premise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex·pound′ (ĕks-pound′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Expounded; present participle & verbal noun Expounding.]
Origin: OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. obsolete
He expounded both his pockets.—
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.
Expound this matter more fully to me.— John Bunyan
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54