Expound Moderate

Expound has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge flesh out expand expound dilate

state

"set forth one's reasons"

set forth expound exposit

To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length

See Also

expounder expoundest explain meaning expounded expoundeth exposit exponent

Related Terms

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Antonyms

reduce

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

clarify elaborate

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

detail set forth exemplify specify describe premise

Rhyming Words

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