expound
11expound — ex|pound [ ık spaund ] verb intransitive or transitive VERY FORMAL to explain something or express your opinion about it in detail: It will be an opportunity to expound the ideas he has been developing. expound on/upon: He continued to expound on …
12expound — /əkˈspaʊnd / (say uhk spownd), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories; to expound principles. 2. to explain; interpret. {Middle English expoune(n), expounde(n), from Old French espondre, from Latin… …
13expound — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain more at expose Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to set forth ; state b. to defend with argument 2. to explain by setting forth in careful …
14expound — expounder, n. /ik spownd /, v.t. 1. to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories. 2. to explain; interpret. v.i. 3. to make a detailed statement (often fol. by on). [1250 1300; ME expounen, expounden < OF espondre < L exponere to put out …
15expound — verb /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ a) To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. The role of some religious leaders is to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. b) To lay open the meaning of; to …
16expound — verb Expound is used with these nouns as the object: ↑doctrine, ↑idea, ↑view …
17expound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. state, express, set forth; explain, interpret, elucidate. See teaching, speech, interpretation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To interpret] Syn. explicate, clarify, elucidate; see explain . 2. [To set… …
18expound — ex|pound [ıkˈspaund] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: espondre, from Latin exponere; EXPOSE] formal to explain or talk about something in detail expound on ▪ She s always expounding on the latest dogmas of feminism …
19expound — verb 1) he expounded his theories Syn: present, put forward, set forth, propose, propound; explain, give an explanation of, detail, spell out, describe 2) a treatise expounding Chomsky s theories Syn: explain …
20expound — ex•pound [[t]ɪkˈspaʊnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to set forth in detail: to expound theories[/ex] 2) to explain; interpret 3) to make a detailed statement (often fol. by on) • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME expoun(d)en, < OF espondre < L expōnere to expose,… …
