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Definition of expound
expounder
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of expound in a Sentence
The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.
When asked to expound, he had no comment.
Recent Examples of expound from the Web
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On the other side of the road, a swarm of people in matching teal T-shirts raised their hands in supplication toward the sky as another man with a microphone expounded on the evil unfurling inside the brick building.
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Here, musicians create and expound on compositions that have already been prepared and give audiences a sense of surprise, hearing familiar tunes in a hyped and modified way.
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His subsequent monologue — which actor Wrekless Watson invests with almost preacher-esque passion and verve — expounds on the themes of poverty and alienation that have been bubbling up in more indirect terms throughout Christina Anderson’s play.
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Nettleton was expounding from atop his horse, Ranger, as he, Scott, buckaroos Gordon Thompson and Paul Magart and their dogs moved his cows to new ground to prevent over-grazing.
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While Putin expounds on favorite subjects including U.S. geopolitical overreach, he’s also shown staring stone-faced at the classic Cold War doomsday satire Dr. Strangelove.
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The great conservative English thinker Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) expounded on the dangers of thinking of political activity as analogous to military life.
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Many US officials have expounded on this theme in the past, but until now, no American president had so bluntly made this point directly to the entire alliance.
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In other instances, photographs contain an implied narrative that can be expanded and expounded upon.
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Origin and Etymology of expound
Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain — more at expose
Synonym Discussion of expound
EXPOUND Defined for English Language Learners
expound
playDefinition of expound for English Language Learners
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: to explain or state (something) : to give details about (something)
EXPOUND Defined for Kids
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