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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EXPOUND'ING, ppr. Explaining; laying open; making clear to the understanding; interpreting.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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1: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition, expounding]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Expound Ex*pound" ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
