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1. (v.t.) expound
to set forth in detail:
to expound theories.
2. expound
to explain; interpret.
3. (v.i.) expound
to make a detailed statement (often fol. by on).
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME expoun(d)en, < OF espondre < L expōnere to expose, set forth in words, explain =ex-ex -1+pōnere to put)
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1. (verb) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
2. (verb) set forth, expound, exposit
state
"set forth one's reasons"
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1. (verb) expound
to lay open; to expose to view; to examine
2. (verb) expound
to lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle
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Sense: to explain in detail.
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 Afrikaans: uiteensit |
 Arabic: يَشْرَح، يُفَسِّر |
 Bulgarian: излагам |
 Brazilian: explicar |
 Czech: vyložit |
 German: erläutern |
 Danish: redegøre for; forklare |
 Greek: αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά |
 Spanish: exponer |
 Estonian: lahti seletama |
 Farsi: با جزئیات شرح دادن |
 Finnish: kuvata |
 French: expliquer |
 Hebrew: לְבָאֵר |
 Hindi: व्याख्या करना |
 Croatian: pomno objasniti |
 Hungarian: kifejt |
 Indonesian: menjelaskan |
 Icelandic: (út)skÿra, túlka |
 Italian: esporre |
 Japanese: 説明する |
 Korean: 자세히 설명하다 |
 Lithuanian: išdėstyti, išaiškinti |
 Latvian: izklāstīt; izskaidrot |
 Malay: menerangkan |
 Dutch: uiteenzetten |
 Norwegian: legge/greie ut om, utrede |
 Polish: objaśniać |
 Persian: با جزئیات شرح دادن |
 Pashto: په ټولو جزياتو سره شرح ور |
 Portuguese: explicar |
 Romanian: a expune |
 Russian: разъяснять |
 Slovak: vysvetliť |
 Slovenian: razlagati |
 Serbian: razložiti |
 Swedish: förklara, tyda |
 Thai: อธิบายอย่างละเอียด |
 Turkish: ayrıntılarıyla açıklamak |
 Taiwanese: 詳細說明 |
 Ukrainian: роз'яснювати, тлумачити |
 Urdu: وضاحت ، تفصیل کے ساتھ پیش |
 Vietnamese: trình bày chi tiết |
 Chinese: 详细说明 |
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