expound

ex·pound

verb \ik-ˈspau̇nd\

Definition of EXPOUND

transitive verb

1

a : to set forth : state

b : to defend with argument

2

: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail <expound a law>

intransitive verb

: to make a statement : comment

— ex·pound·er noun

Examples of EXPOUND

1. The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.
2. When asked to expound, he had no comment.

Origin of EXPOUND

Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain — more at expose

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to EXPOUND

Synonyms

air, express, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Antonyms

stifle, suppress

Related Words

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say; broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish; describe, write, write up; sound off, speak out, speak up; chime in; communicate, convey, put across, put over; offer, submit

Near Antonyms

censor, restrain, restrict

See Synonym Discussion at explain

Rhymes with EXPOUND

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, redound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round