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verb
To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, transitive
Synonyms: spell out
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make a statement, especially at length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, intransitive
Qualifier: with on or upon
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
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
Synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, 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
state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: set forth, exposit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Narrower terms: describe, depict, draw, premise
History
From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.
Across languages
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
