expounding

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.

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

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ex·pounder n.

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Noun

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expounding - a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic exposition philosophizing - the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"