expounding

[ik-spound]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories.

to explain; interpret.

verb (used without object)

to make a detailed statement (often followed by on).

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English expounen, expounden < Old French espondre < Latin expōnere to put out, set forth, explain, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + pōnere to put

Related forms

ex·pound·er, noun

pre·ex·pound, verb (used with object)

un·ex·pound·ed, adjective

Synonyms
2. See explain.

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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. Related: Expounded; expounding.

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