From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Expounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expounding}.] [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. [Obs.]
He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
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. --Bunyan.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: 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" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]
2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {set forth}, {exposit}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "expound": account for, allegorize, clarify, clear up, comment, construe, crack, decipher, delineate, demonstrate, demythologize, describe, discourse, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, express, give reason for, give the meaning, harangue, hold forth, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, lecture, make clear, make plain, moralize, point a moral, popularize, preach, present, rationalize, read a lesson, sermonize, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, spell out, state, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravel
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