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expound
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ex·pound  (k-spound)
v. ex·pound·ed, ex·pound·ing, ex·pounds
v.tr.
1. To give a detailed statement of; set forth: expounded the intricacies of the new tax law.
2. To explain in detail; elucidate: The speaker expounded the approach of positive thinking. See Synonyms at explain.
v.intr.
To make a detailed statement: The professor was expounding on a favorite topic.

[Middle English expounden, from Anglo-Norman espoundre, from Latin expnere : ex-, ex- + pnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·pounder n.

expound [ɪkˈspaʊnd]
vb
(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
[from Old French espondre, from Latin expōnere to set forth, from pōnere to put]
expounder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.expound - 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"
clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
detail - provide details for
exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"
illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example of
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
2.expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"
elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand - 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"
describe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
premise - set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

expound
verb explain, describe, illustrate, interpret, unfold, spell out, set forth, elucidate, explicate (formal) Schmidt continued to expound his theories on economics.
Translations
expound [ɪksˈpaʊnd]
A. VT [+ theory, one's views] → exponer, explicar
B. VI to expound on sthexponer algo en profundidad

expound [ɪkˈspaʊnd] vt [+ idea, opinion] → exposer, expliquer

expound
vt theory, one’s viewsdarlegen, erläutern

expound [ɪksˈpaʊnd] vt (theory, text) → spiegare; (one's views) → esporre
expound [ɪksˈpaʊnd] vt (theory, text) → spiegare; (one's views) → esporre

expound
v expound [ikˈspaund]
to explain in detail. uiteensit يَشْرَح، يُفَسِّر излагам vyložit redegøre for; forklare erläutern αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά exponer lahti seletama با جزئیات شرح دادن kuvata expliquer לְבָאֵר व्याख्या करना pomno objasniti kifejt menjelaskan (út)skÿra, túlka esporre 説明する 자세히 설명하다 išdėstyti, išaiškinti izklāstīt; izskaidrot menerangkan uiteenzetten legge/greie ut om, utrede, fortolke objaśniać explicar a expune разъяснять vysvetliť razlagati razložiti förklara, tyda อธิบายอย่างละเอียด ayrıntılarıyla açıklamak 詳細說明 роз'яснювати, тлумачити وضاحت ، تفصیل کے ساتھ پیش کرنا trình bày chi tiết


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