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expound
verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- XPOUN
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪkˈspaʊnd
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
“She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”
verb
state
“set forth one's reasons”
In context
Example Sentences
She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
set forth one's reasons
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