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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 followed by on).
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Expounded
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example Sentences
- Millions of parents, preachers, newspaper editors and teachers expounded the message.
- Admittedly, he expounded on the need for sweeping changes to the tax system, including raising the consumption tax.
- The type of genetic engineering expounded in the article is a vastly different process from the process of selective breeding.
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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. Related: Expounded; expounding.
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