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Definition of Expound
1. Verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. "They expound that there was a traffic accident "; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Exact synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Flesh Out, Lucubrate
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
2. Verb. State. "Set forth one's reasons"
Exact synonyms: Exposit, Set Forth
Generic synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Flesh Out, Lucubrate
Specialized synonyms: Depict, Describe, Draw, Premise
Derivative terms: Exposition
Generic synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Flesh Out, Lucubrate
Specialized synonyms: Depict, Describe, Draw, Premise
Derivative terms: Exposition
Definition of Expound
1. v. t. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
Definition of Expound
1. to explain in detail [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expound
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