expound

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Infinitive
to expound

Third person singular
expounds

Simple past
expounded

Past participle
expounded

Present participle
expounding

to expound (third-person singular simple present expounds, present participle expounding, simple past and past participle expounded)

  1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
  2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.
    The role of some religious leaders is to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.

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