expound

/ik-ˈspau̇nd/

Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain

verb

  1. to set forth : state

  2. to defend with argument

  3. to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail

explain expound explicate elucidate interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation.