expound

Pronunciation key ( ik-spound′ )

ex•pound

v.t. [EXPOUNDED, EXPOUNDING, EXPOUNDS].

[ME expounden, expounen < AN espoundre < OFr. expondre < L. exponere to put forth, expose, expound; ex-, out + ponere, to place].

1. To provide a detailed statement of; set forth point by point.
2. Presenting indepth detail to explain. To make clear; plain, to interpret, clarify.
3. Construction of a detailed statement. Such as was expounding on the topic of her final paper.

—ex•pound′er n.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985