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expound

Main Entry:: ex·pound
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈspau̇nd\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain — more at expose
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 a: to set forth : state b: to defend with argument2: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail <expound a law>intransitive verb: to make a statement : comment

synonyms see explain

— ex·pound·er noun

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