Expound

Verb

 * 1) To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
 * 2) To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.

Adverbs for Expound
repeatedly; grimly; clearly; gravely; quaintly; mystifyingly; incomprehensibly; patiently.

Synonyms for Expound
express, clarify, interpret, explain, analyze, present, state, elucidate, construe.

Antonyms for Expound
cloud, obscure, confuse.

Related terms

 * exponent
 * expose
 * exposition

Thesaurus
account for, allegorize, clarify, clear up, comment, construe, crack, decipher, delineate, demonstrate, demythologize, describe, discourse, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, express, give reason for, give the meaning, harangue, hold forth, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, lecture, make clear, make plain, moralize, point a moral, popularize, preach, present, rationalize, read a lesson, sermonize, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, spell out, state, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravel

Translations

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 * Finnish:
 * German: auslegen


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 * Finnish:
 * Scots: expoond