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expound

ex·pound [ ik spównd ] (past and past participle ex·pound·ed, present participle ex·pound·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pounds)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
describe and explain something: to give a detailed description and explanation of a theory or viewpoint or an explanation of the meaning and implications of a written text

[13th century. Via Old French< Latin exponere "explain, set out" < ponere "to place"]

ex·pound·er noun
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