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expound

[ 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)

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

expound

/ ɪˈ貹ʊԻ /

verb

  1. whenintr, foll by on or about to explain or set forth (an argument, theory, etc) in detail

    he expounded his reasoning

    to expound on one's theories

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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԻ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·dzܲԻ· noun
  • ··dzܲԻ verb (used with object)
  • ܲ··dzܲԻ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expound1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English expounen, expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin ōԱ “to put out, set forth, explain,” equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + ōԱ “to put”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expound1

C13: from Old French espondre, from Latin ōԱ to set forth, from ōԱ to put
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“Civil War” was so politically neutered, with such wooden characters, that it completely missed an opportunity to expound on the growing tensions in this country or how to navigate them.

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Madison that "it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret the rule."

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The question of whether Native Americans were subject to United States governance was further expounded upon in 1886, with the Supreme Court ruling in United States v.

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Gersten beautifully expounds on the complicated dynamics of young motherhood and how it felt for Shelly to be a working Vegas showgirl while trying to care for her daughter.

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Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

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What are other ways to say expound?

To expound something is to set it forth or state it in detail. How does expound differ from elucidate, explain, and interpret? Find out on .

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