Meaning of expound in English
Verb
expoundEtymology
Middle English expoune (in the sense ‘explain (what is difficult)’): from Old French espon-, present tense stem of espondre, from Latin exponere‘expose, publish, explain’, from ex-‘out’ + ponere‘put’. The origin of the final -d (recorded from the Middle English period) is uncertainDefinitions
1. add details, as to an account or ideaExamples
- « clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing »
- « She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation »
Antonyms
- 2. state
Examples
- « set forth one's reasons »