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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

expone en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English exponen, from Latin expōnō. Doublet of expose and expound.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, UK, obsolete) To expound; to explain.
    • it belongs to you alone to expone the Covenant 1643, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Σκιαμαχία: or a Defence of a Petition tendered to the Lords of the Council of Scotland by certain Noblemen and Gentlemen:
  2. (Scotland, UK, obsolete) To expose; to imperil.

Forms

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exponing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
expones Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
exponed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
exponed Tense=Past lexicographic