expound
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪkˈspaʊnd/
expound (expounds, present participle expounding; past and past participle expounded)
- (transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
- Synonyms: spell out
- (intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
- He expounded often on the dangers of the imperial presidency.
- French: préciser, expliciter
- German: erläutern, erklären, darlegen
- Italian: spiegare, illustrare
- Russian: разъясня́ть
- Spanish: exponer, explayar, disertar
- German: verbreiten (reflexive)
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