expounding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
    exposition.
  2. verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
    expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
    • She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
  3. verb state
    expound; exposit; set forth.
    • set forth one's reasons

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