expound

1 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) a rambling interview in which the celebrated author expounds his views on an array of topics Synonyms air, express, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voiceRelated 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, submitNear Antonyms censor, restrain, restrictAntonyms stifle, suppress

2 to make plain or understandable at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury Synonyms clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explicate, explain, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddleRelated Words decipher, decode; analyze, break down; disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle; resolve, solve; define, specify; annotate, commentate, glossNear Antonyms befog, cloud; confound, confuse, obfuscateAntonyms obscure