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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.]
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He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
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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.
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Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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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 ]
expounding
n : a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written)
of a specific topic [syn: exposition]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
n.
The act by which something is expounded.
vb.
(present participle of en expound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
n.
The act by which something is expounded.
vb.
(present participle of en expound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
n.
The act by which something is expounded.
vb.
(present participle of en expound nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
n.
The act by which something is expounded.
vb.
(present participle of en expound nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm e xpound ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expounding
Engelska a.
(avledning en expound ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb expound)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Expounding /ɛkspˈaʊndɪŋ/ الشرحFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
expounding /ɛkspˈaʊndɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]vykládání
expounding /ɛkspˈaʊndɪŋ/ darlegend, ausführend see: expound sth., expoundedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɪkˈspaʊndɪŋ/