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expound

ex·pound

UK/ɪkˈspaʊnd/ US/ɛkˈspaʊnd/ fairly common formal

verb

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”
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2.

state

  • “set forth one”
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Origin

From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.

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