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Detailed Synonyms for expound in English

expound:

to expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)

  1. to expound
    to say; to expound; to describe; to depict; to define; to report; to tell; recount; to cover; to explain
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe verbe (describes, described, describing)
    • depict verbe (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • report verbe (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • recount verbe
    • cover verbe (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
  2. to expound
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate verbe (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify verbe (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify verbe (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate verbe (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on verbe (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  3. to expound
    to announce; to proclaim; to declare; to state; to expound
    • announce verbe (announces, announced, announcing)
    • proclaim verbe (proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming)
    • declare verbe (declares, declared, declaring)
    • state verbe (states, stated, stating)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
  4. to expound
    – add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing 1
    to elaborate; to expand; to enlarge; to expound; flesh out; expatiate; lucubrate; exposit; dilate
    – add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing 1
  5. to expound
    – state 1
    to expound; to set forth; exposit
    – state 1
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • set forth verbe (sets forth, set forth, setting forth)
      • set forth one's reasons1
    • exposit verbe

Conjugations for expound:

present
  1. expound
  2. expound
  3. expounds
  4. expound
  5. expound
  6. expound
simple past
  1. expounded
  2. expounded
  3. expounded
  4. expounded
  5. expounded
  6. expounded
present perfect
  1. have expounded
  2. have expounded
  3. has expounded
  4. have expounded
  5. have expounded
  6. have expounded
past continuous
  1. was expounding
  2. were expounding
  3. was expounding
  4. were expounding
  5. were expounding
  6. were expounding
future
  1. shall expound
  2. will expound
  3. will expound
  4. shall expound
  5. will expound
  6. will expound
continuous present
  1. am expounding
  2. are expounding
  3. is expounding
  4. are expounding
  5. are expounding
  6. are expounding
subjunctive
  1. be expounded
  2. be expounded
  3. be expounded
  4. be expounded
  5. be expounded
  6. be expounded
diverse
  1. expound!
  2. let's expound!
  3. expounded
  4. expounding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "expound":

  • expounding

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Related Definitions for "expound":

  1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing1
  2. state1