EXPOUND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis
Expounding - definition of expounding by The Free Dictionary To explain in detail; elucidate: She expounded her theory on the origin of the conflict 2 To make known or set forth; present: "In the 1956 campaign he cheerfully expounded views that had gravely disturbed him four years earlier" (Helen Sasson) To make a detailed statement: The professor was expounding on a favorite topic
expound verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . to explain something by talking about it in detail expound something (to somebody) He expounded his views on the subject to me at great length She expounded her theory further in the course of her talk These ideas were originally expounded by Plato expound on something We listened as she expounded on the government's new policies