verb
Meaning 1
to expound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
exposit
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/ɪkˈspɒzɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Narrower terms: detail, set forth, expound, exposit, exemplify, illustrate, instance, specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
verb
Meaning 3
state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- set forth one's reasons
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set forth, expound
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Narrower terms: describe, depict, draw, premise
History
Etymology
Back-formation from exposition; compare expound, exponent