expound

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪkˈspaʊnd/, SAMPA: /Ik"spaUnd/
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  Rhymes: -aʊnd

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Related terms

• exponent
• expose
• exposition

[edit] Translations

Finnish: selittää fi(fi) Greek: ερμηνεύω (erminevo)

Kurdish: şirove kirin, îzah kirin, fesîh kirin, zelal kirin, ron kirin, şayesandin, şayes kirin, şayes dan, sêwer kirin, bas kirin, qal kirin, vegotin, derbirin, wesf dan, saloxandin, salox kirin, teswîr kirin, tesewir kirin Scots: expoond Turkish: açımlamak