Complete Definition of "expound"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪk�spa�nd/, SAMPA|/Ik"spaUnd/
audio|en-us-expound.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�nd|-a�nd

Verb
en-verb

  1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
  2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.

#:The role of some religious leaders is to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.

Translations

Finnish: selittää
Greek: ε�μηνε�� (erminevo)
mid
Kurdish: �irove kirin, îzah kirin, fesîh kirin, zelal kirin, ron kirin, �ayesandin, �ayes kirin, �ayes dan, sêwer kirin, bas kirin, qal kirin, vegotin, derbirin, wesf dan, saloxandin, salox kirin, teswîr kirin, tesewir kirin
Scots: expoond

webster

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