expound

[ik-spound] /ɪkˈspaʊnd/

verb (used with object)

to set forth or state in detail:

to expound theories.

to explain; interpret.

verb (used without object)

to make a detailed statement (often followed by on).

Origin

1250-1300; Middle English expounen, expounden < Old French espondre < Latin expōnere to put out, set forth, explain, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + pōnere to put

Related forms

expounder, noun

preexpound, verb (used with object)

unexpounded, adjective

Synonym Study

2. See explain.

Examples from the web for expound

It's the one when the university comes together to hear a great intellect expound on a topic of lasting importance.
We need not expound on this doctrine in great detail, as it plainly does not apply here.
True basketball lovers will use any opportunity to expound on the meaning of the game.
Maybe I'll expound on those at some point in the near future.
Asked to expound, he shakes his head.
Don't expound or elaborate needlessly.
Burke didn't wish to expound on why his wife chose not to attend the proceedings.
Two new volumes explore and expound on the bond between fathers and daughters.
They were to expound the verities of economic liberalism and let the politicians come to them, rather than the other way round.
Don't expound fallacies next time and a discussion might actually occur.

British Dictionary definitions for expound

expound

/ɪkˈspaʊnd/

verb

when intr, foll by on or about. to explain or set forth (an argument, theory, etc) in detail: to expound on one's theories, he expounded his reasoning

Derived Forms

expounder, noun

Word Origin

C13: from Old French espondre, from Latin expōnere to set forth, from pōnere to put

Word Origin and History for expound

c.1300, from Old French espondre "expound (on), set forth, explain," from Latin exponere "put forth, explain, expose, exhibit," from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + ponere "to put, place" (see position); with intrusive -d (cf. sound (n.1)). The usual Middle English form was expoune. Related: Expounded; expounding.