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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 εκτενώς

From 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 selittää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  expound
     Engelska vb.
     förklara, utveckla, tolka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/
  إشرح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd// 
  обяснявам
  explain or discuss at length

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/
  vyložit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/
  vykládat

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd// 
  selittää
  explain or discuss at length

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/ 
  1. व्याख्या~करना
        "He expounded his theory in the seminar."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/
  razjasniti, razložiti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  expound //ɪkˈspaʊnd// 
  詳説
  explain or discuss at length

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  expound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ 
    przedstawiać, objaśniać

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  expound /ɛkspˈaʊnd/
  1. açıklamak, izah etmek, şerh etmek, yorumlamak, tefsir etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪkˈspaʊnd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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, unravel
  
  

From 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

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