expounding
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ex·pound
(ĭk-spound′)v. ex·pound·ed, ex·pound·ing, ex·pounds
v.tr.
1. To explain in detail; elucidate: She expounded her theory on the origin of the conflict.
2. To make known or set forth; present: "In the 1956 campaign he cheerfully expounded views that had gravely disturbed him four years earlier" (Helen Sasson).
v.intr.
To make a detailed statement: The professor was expounding on a favorite topic.
[Middle English expounden, from Anglo-Norman espoundre, from Latin expōnere : ex-, ex- + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pound′er n.
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Noun | 1. | expounding - a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic 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" |
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