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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. [1913 Webster] Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
expound v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, dilate] [ant: abridge] 2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: set forth, exposit]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expound Αγγλικά vb. 1 εκθέτω, παρουσιάζω 2 εξηγώ εκτενώςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expound vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length 2 (lb en intransitive with ''on'' or ''upon'') To make a statement, especially at length.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
expound vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length 2 (lb en intransitive with ''on'' or ''upon'') To make a statement, especially at length.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
expound vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length 2 (lb en intransitive with ''on'' or ''upon'') To make a statement, especially at length.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
expound vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length 2 (lb en intransitive with ''on'' or ''upon'') To make a statement, especially at length.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expound Englanti vb. 1 paljastaa 2 selittääFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expound Engelska vb. förklara, utveckla, tolkaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ إشرحFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]обяснявам explain or discuss at length
expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ vyložitFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ vykládatFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]selittää explain or discuss at length
expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. व्याख्या~करना "He expounded his theory in the seminar."
expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ razjasniti, razložitiFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]詳説 explain or discuss at length
expound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]przedstawiać, objaśniać
expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ 1. açıklamak, izah etmek, şerh etmek, yorumlamak, tefsir etmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "expound": account for, allegorize, clarify, clear up, comment, construe, crack, decipher, delineate, demonstrate, demythologize, describe, discourse, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, express, give reason for, give the meaning, harangue, hold forth, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, lecture, make clear, make plain, moralize, point a moral, popularize, preach, present, rationalize, read a lesson, sermonize, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, spell out, state, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravelFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 详细说明;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. vi. 详细说明,解释