| VERB | communication | exposit, set forth, expound | state |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | exposit, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | add details, as to an account or idea |
| Meaning | state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | set forth, expound | |
| Narrower | describe, depict, draw | Give a description of |
| premise | set forth beforehand, often as an explanation | |
| Broader | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | add details, as to an account or idea |
| Spanish | explicar, exponer | |
| Nouns | exposition | a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic |
| Meaning | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | |
| Narrower | detail | Provide details for |
| exemplify, illustrate, instance | clarify by giving an example of | |
| set forth, expound, exposit | state | |
| specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise | Be specific about | |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
| Opposite | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
| Spanish | ampliar, dilatarse, expandir, explicar, exponer, extenderse | |
| Catalan | ampliar, expandir | |
| Nouns | exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning / meaning or intent of a writing or discourse |
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