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ex·pound

   [ik-spound]
–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).
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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
pre·ex·pound, verb (used with object)
un·ex·pound·ed, adjective

—Synonyms
2. See explain.

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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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