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ex⋅pound

  [ik-spound]
Use Expound in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories.
2. to explain; interpret.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make a detailed statement (often fol. by on).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME expounen, expounden < OF espondre < L expōnere to put out, set forth, explain, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + pōnere to put

Related forms:
ex⋅pound⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. See explain.
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ex·pound   (ĭk-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 expōnere : ex-, ex- + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pound'er n.
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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.]

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Expound
Spanish: exponer,
German: erläutern,
Japanese: 説明する
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expound 
c.1300, from O.Fr. expondre, from L. exponere "put forth, explain," from ex- "forth" + ponere "to put, place" (see position); with intrusive -d.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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