What is "expound" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does expound mean in English? Meaning of expound definition and abbreviation with examples.

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

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

Example: She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation

Synonyms: dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

Hyponyms: detail exemplify exposit expound illustrate instance particularise particularize set forth specialise specialize specify

Hypernyms: clarify clear up elucidate

Antonyms: abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten

Meaning: state

Example: set forth one's reasons

Synonyms: exposit expound set forth

Hyponyms: depict describe draw premise

Hypernyms: dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate