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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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Word Origin & History

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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