expound

[ik-spound] / ɪkˈspaʊnd /

VERB

talk about in great detail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify delineate exemplify explain explicate express illustrate set forth spell out

STRONG

comment construe describe discourse elucidate enucleate interpret present state unfold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse mystify obscure

STRONG

mix up refrain withhold

Usage

What are other ways to say expound? To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol.

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The company is set to expound on the results at Qubits 2026, a two-day conference at the end of January.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“I therefore deprecate attempts to expound Wittgenstein’s thought as a finished thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Madison that "it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret the rule."

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

“I feel it here, but I don’t expound it from there.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Dad had begun to expound a scripture when Tyler cleared his throat and said he was leaving.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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