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EXPOUND
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
expound (third-person singular simple present expounds, present participle expounding, simple past and past participle expounded)
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
Synonym: spell out
(intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] Etym: [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras.
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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