HyperDic: expound

English > 2 senses of the word *expound*:
VERB	communication	expound, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea
VERB	communication	expound, set forth, exposit	state

expound > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspaw'nd
Rhymes	abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd...

English > *expound*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
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, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, 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
Adjectives	expository	serving to expound or set forth
Nouns	exponent	someone who expounds / expounds and interprets or explains
Nouns	expounding	a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

English > *expound*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	state.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	set forth, exposit
Narrower	describe, depict, draw	Give a description of
Narrower	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

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