From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [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.]
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He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
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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.
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Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expound
v 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}, {expound}, {dilate}]
[ant: {abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut},
{foreshorten}, {reduce}, {shorten}]
2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {set forth},
{expound}, {exposit}]
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