expound
verb
ex·pound ik-ˈspau̇nd 
expounded; expounding; expounds
transitive verb
1
a
: to set forth : state
b
: to defend with argument
2
: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail
expound a law
intransitive verb
: to make a statement : comment
expounder noun
Synonyms
- air
- express
- give
- look
- raise
- sound
- state
- vent
- ventilate
- voice
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Example Sentences
The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet. When asked to expound, he had no comment.
Recent Examples on the Web Kelly did not expound on Thompson-Robinson’s status for next week. 
Joe Reedy, al, 10 Sep. 2022 The original ad, which plays before every film at AMC, sees Kidman walk into a completely empty theater and expound on the Magic of the Movies in a hilariously over-the-top fashion. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Sep. 2022 It will be augmented by an online website, The Mission Channel, that mirrors the magazine and expands the expressive arts experience with animation, video and audio, as authors read their words and expound on their works. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Here, the action and humor – of raising children, in this case – offer Hershovitz opportunities to expound upon an assortment of philosophical principles related to rights, punishment, knowledge, infinity, and more. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2022 Part of that name-making involved inviting climbers and adventurers to the store to expound on their lives, work, and travels—a common practice now, but groundbreaking for a retail shop half a century ago. Micah Ling, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2022 Both curators describe themselves as ideas people, so the possibility of a second season to expound on their investment in the first is enticing to both. Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Both the White House and the Kentucky governor’s office have declined to expound on the conversations and decisions involving Meredith. Tyler Pager And Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 That leaves barely more than 150 pages for Bishop to reflect and expound on his life. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 See More
Joe Reedy, al, 10 Sep. 2022 The original ad, which plays before every film at AMC, sees Kidman walk into a completely empty theater and expound on the Magic of the Movies in a hilariously over-the-top fashion. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Sep. 2022 It will be augmented by an online website, The Mission Channel, that mirrors the magazine and expands the expressive arts experience with animation, video and audio, as authors read their words and expound on their works. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Here, the action and humor – of raising children, in this case – offer Hershovitz opportunities to expound upon an assortment of philosophical principles related to rights, punishment, knowledge, infinity, and more. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2022 Part of that name-making involved inviting climbers and adventurers to the store to expound on their lives, work, and travels—a common practice now, but groundbreaking for a retail shop half a century ago. Micah Ling, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2022 Both curators describe themselves as ideas people, so the possibility of a second season to expound on their investment in the first is enticing to both. Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Both the White House and the Kentucky governor’s office have declined to expound on the conversations and decisions involving Meredith. Tyler Pager And Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 That leaves barely more than 150 pages for Bishop to reflect and expound on his life. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain — more at expose
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Kids Definition
expound
verb
ex·pound ik-ˈspau̇nd
expounded; expounding
: explain sense 1, interpret
Let me expound my theory.
expounding
verb
1
as in expressing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) a rambling interview in which the celebrated author expounds his views on an array of topics Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- expressing
- voicing
- stating
- giving
- writing
- announcing
- airing
- looking
- describing
- proclaiming
- ventilating
- saying
- conveying
- venting
- sounding
- disseminating
- raising
- enunciating
- declaring
- publishing
- broadcasting
- putting forth
- circulating
- advertising
- offering
- communicating
- submitting
- giving air to
- enouncing
- speaking out
- speaking up
- writing up
- putting over
- sounding off
- putting across
- chiming in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- suppressing
- restricting
- restraining
- stifling
- censoring
2
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury Synonyms & Similar Words
- explaining
- illustrating
- clarifying
- demonstrating
- illuminating
- interpreting
- elucidating
- explicating
- simplifying
- construing
- demystifying
- analyzing
- spelling out
- defining
- getting across
- deciphering
- solving
- specifying
- resolving
- unriddling
- decoding
- clearing (up)
- unraveling
- disentangling
- glossing
- untangling
- undoing
- annotating
- commentating
- unscrambling
- breaking down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- obscuring
- clouding
- confusing
- confounding
- obfuscating
- befogging
- Alto Adige
- alto clarinet
- alto clef
- alto flute
- alto paraná
- alto sax
- alto saxhorn
- alto saxophone
- alto saxophonist
- alto tenor
- alto-relievo
- alto-relievos
- alto-rilievi
- alto-rilievo
- altocumuli
- altocumuli castellati
- altocumulus
- altocumulus cas
- altocumulus castellatus
- altoer
- altoest
- altogether
- altogethers
- altoist
- altoists