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Synonyms for expound

  • verb

Most common

explain interpret elucidate elaborate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Explain

explain, interpret, elucidate, elaborate, enlarge, comment, expand, show, construe, decipher, clear up, solve, unfold, account for, flesh out, dilate, expatiate, exposit, lucubrate, unravel

Other

set forth, spell out

Antonyms

obscure, confuse, summarize

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.

    Today I'll expound at length the theory propounded last week.

Related words

Word family
expounder exponent expose exposition

Forms

Past participle
expounded
e.g. expounded → explained, interpreted, elucidated, elaborated…

Example sentences

  • explain Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • elaborate Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
  • interpret Translators are responsible people who interpret.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
expoundsteady
explainrising
elaboratesteady
interpretrising
elucidatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
show1
5 letters
solve1
6 letters
expand2, unfold2, dilate2
7 letters
explain2, comment2, enlarge2, unravel3, exposit
8 letters
decipher3, construe2
9 letters
elaborate3, interpret3, elucidate4, expatiate, lucubrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expand2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
préciser
Italiano
precisare