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Definitions for Expound

[1] to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories.
[2] to explain; interpret.
[3] to make a detailed statement (often followed by on ).
[4] (when intr, foll by on or about ) to explain or set forth (an argument, theory, etc) in detail to expound on one's theories ; he expounded his reasoning

Words related to Expound

exemplify, delineate, explain, express, clarify, explicate, illustrate, comment, elucidate, describe, state, discourse, interpret, unfold, present, construe, enucleate

Words nearby Expound

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Origin of Expound

1250–1300; Middle English expounen, expounden < Old French espondre < Latin expōnere to put out, set forth, explain, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + pōnere to put

Other words from Expound

ex·pound·er , noun
pre·ex·pound , verb (used with object)
un·ex·pound·ed , adjective

Word origin for Expound

C13: from Old French espondre, from Latin expōnere to set forth, from pōnere to put

Synonyms for Expound

clarify, delineate, exemplify, explain, explicate, express, illustrate, set forth, spell out, comment, construe, describe, discourse, elucidate, enucleate, interpret, present, state, unfold