Associations to the word «Expounding»

Wiktionary

EXPOUND, verb. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine or exposit.
EXPOUND, verb. To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.

Dictionary definition

EXPOUND, 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".
EXPOUND, verb. State; "set forth one's reasons".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats