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Driving with one hand on the steering wheel in order to leave the other free to punctuate his stream-of–consciousness musings, Bottura expounds on his theory of culture with the depth of an obsessive and the breadth of an omnivore.

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So I expounded on how 50,000 years ago, a glacier had bulldozed across the state, depositing granite boulders atop limestone shelves.

I was going to expound on this today, but Josh Barro's got it covered.

The spring collection was intended to expound on the female body, sensuality and skin--but not nudity.

Why, in an otherwise tough interview, he didn't ask Netanyahu to expound the distinction is beyond me.

He recognized me from TV, and began to expound his political opinions.

The compulsion to expound on the grips of passion is timeless, it would seem.

We will not attempt, within the compass of a few short chapters, to expound continuously its wonderful text.

In the terms of the petition the lecturer was to expound the Commedia for the benefit of "etiam non grammatici."

At first, he did not attempt to annoy her; but, in time, some one was found cruel enough to expound to him the English common law.

But it is a craven apology if we stoop to expound: we are seen as pleading our case before the public.

To understand and expound them not for scholars but for the people, calls for a combination of gifts bestowed upon very few.

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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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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to expound, such as: clarify, delineate, exemplify, explain, explicate, and express.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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