expound

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.

In classic literature

Synonyms

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, dilate

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