v., -pound·ed, -pound·ing, -pounds.

v.tr.

1. To give a detailed statement of; set forth: expounded the intricacies of the new tax law.
2. To explain in detail; elucidate: The speaker expounded the approach of positive thinking. See synonyms at explain.

v.intr.

To make a detailed statement: The professor was expounding on a favorite topic.

[Middle English expounden, from Anglo-Norman espoundre, from Latin expōnere : ex-, ex- + pōnere, to place.]

expounder ex·pound'er n.

verb

To make understandable: construe, decipher, explain, explicate, interpret, spell out. Archaic enucleate. Idioms: put into plain English. See explain/baffle.

v

Definition: talk about
Antonyms: be quiet

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IN BRIEF: To explain clearly.

We hope that the professor will expound on that scientific theory so we can understand it.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremstille, forklare
v. intr. - udlægge

Nederlands (Dutch)
toelichten, verklaren, beargumenteren, uiteenzetten

Français (French)
v. tr. - expliquer, exposer, interpréter (Bible), commenter
v. intr. - commenter, expliquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - darlegen, erläutern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκθέτω ή αναπτύσσω (διεξοδικά), (επ)εξηγώ, ερμηνεύω, διευκρινίζω

Italiano (Italian)
esporre, interpretare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - expor, detalhar

Русский (Russian)
излагать, разъяснять, толковать, комментировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - explicar, comentar, exponer
v. intr. - explicar, comentar, exponer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utveckla, förklara

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
解释, 详细述说, 阐述, 说明, 评论

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解釋, 詳細述說
v. intr. - 闡述, 說明, 解釋, 評論

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 상세히 말하다
v. intr. - 의견을 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 明細に説く, 説明する, 意見を述べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤيد, يبسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרצה, הסביר, פירט, פירש‬
v. intr. - ‮הרצה, הסביר, פירט‬

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