5 dictionary results for: expound
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ex·pound
[ik-spound] Pronunciation Key
[ik-spound] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories. |
| 2. | to explain; interpret. |
| 3. | to make a detailed statement (often fol. by on). |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ex·pound
(ĭk-spound') Pronunciation Key
v. ex·pound·ed, ex·pound·ing, ex·pounds v. tr.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
expound
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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| expound | |
verb | |
| 1. | 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" [syn: elaborate] [ant: abbreviate] |
| 2. | state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: set forth] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
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