expound en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.
Meanings
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(formal, transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
“[…] Some day, when you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to me your philosophy of pleasure over some admirable Burgundy I am fortunate enough to possess.”
1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter III, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, pages 63–64:Today I'll expound at length the theory propounded last week.
Ramus, fascinated by Plato and by the dialogues in which Socrates expounds his ideas with as much simplicity as freedom, endeavoured to Socratise in his turn.
1891, John Stuart Verschoyle, The History of Modern Civilization: A Handbook, page 204:The impossibility of explaining the Stern-Gerlach result is what he and Ehrenfest tried to show with their “little calculation”. This joint paper had a markedly Ehrenfestian character, as in it, after expounding several arguments, the issue remains open.
2016, Enric Pérez, Blai Pié i Valls, “Bohr and Ehrenfest: transformations and correspondences in the early 1920s”, in European Physical Journal H, volume 41, →DOI, page 108:
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(formal, intransitive, qualifier:with on or upon) To make a statement, especially at length.
He expounded often on the dangers of the imperial presidency.
Fowler was also interested in metallurgy and the use of new materials that could withstand greater stresses, something he expounded on when giving his presidential address to the new Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1927.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expounds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| expounding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| expounded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| expounded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
expoundable · misexpound · unexpounded · expounder
Relateds
exponent · exposition · expose
Synonyms
Translations (46)
fr préciser (explain or discuss at length) · cmn 闡明 /阐明 (explain or discuss at length) · hi प्रतिपादित करना (explain or discuss at length) · sco expoond (explain or discuss at length) · ka განავრცობს (explain or discuss at length) · mi whakapūaho (explain or discuss at length) · de verbreiten (make a statement) · ru растолко́вывать (explain or discuss at length) · cs vysvětlit (explain or discuss at length) · ru разъясня́ть (explain or discuss at length) · es exponer (explain or discuss at length) · de auslassen (make a statement) · fa تفصیل دادن (explain or discuss at length) · es explayarse (make a statement) · cmn 闡述 /阐述 (explain or discuss at length) · ru изложи́ть (explain or discuss at length) · es disertar (explain or discuss at length) · cs vykládat (explain or discuss at length) · ru излага́ть (explain or discuss at length) · hi बखानना (explain or discuss at length) · nl uiteenzetten (explain or discuss at length) · it illustrare (explain or discuss at length) · de darlegen (explain or discuss at length) · io explikar (explain or discuss at length) · ja 詳説する (explain or discuss at length) · hu kifejt (explain or discuss at length) · bg обяснявам (explain or discuss at length) · hi बैठाना (explain or discuss at length) · sh objasniti (explain or discuss at length) · fr expliciter (explain or discuss at length) · fi selittää (explain or discuss at length) · cs vyložit (explain or discuss at length) · tr şerh etmek (explain or discuss at length) · tr açımlamak (explain or discuss at length) · sh rastumačiti (explain or discuss at length) · hi बखान करना (explain or discuss at length) · es explayar (explain or discuss at length) · ru разъясни́ть (explain or discuss at length) · ru растолкова́ть (explain or discuss at length) · tr teşrih etmek (explain or discuss at length) · it spiegare (explain or discuss at length) · sh izložiti (explain or discuss at length) · de erläutern (explain or discuss at length) · de erklären (explain or discuss at length) · got 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (explain or discuss at length) · hi प्रतिपादन करना (explain or discuss at length)