expound

Meaning

  1. To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
  2. To make a statement, especially at length.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
Etymology

In summary

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

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