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expound
(encz) | expound,vykládat |
expound
(encz) | expound,vyložit |
Expound
(gcide) | Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen,
expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose,
expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre.
See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.]
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He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
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2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of
obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of
Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.
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Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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expound
(wn) | expound
v 1: 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" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit,
enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate]
[ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut,
foreshorten, reduce, shorten]
2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: set forth,
expound, exposit] |
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expound
(encz) | expound,vykládat expound,vyložit |
expounded
(encz) | expounded,vynakládaný adj: Zdeněk Brožexpounded,vynaložený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
expounder
(encz) | expounder, |
expounding
(encz) | expounding,vykládání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Expounded
(gcide) | Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen,
expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose,
expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre.
See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.]
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He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
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2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of
obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of
Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.
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Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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Expounder
(gcide) | Expounder \Ex*pound"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who expounds or explains; an interpreter.
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Expounding
(gcide) | Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen,
expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose,
expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre.
See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of
obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of
Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.
[1913 Webster]
Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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Misexpound
(gcide) | Misexpound \Mis`ex*pound"\, v. t.
To expound erroneously.
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Unexpounded
(gcide) | Unexpounded \Unexpounded\
See expounded. |
expound
(wn) | expound
v 1: 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" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit,
enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate]
[ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut,
foreshorten, reduce, shorten]
2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: set forth,
expound, exposit] |
expounder
(wn) | expounder
n 1: a person who explains [syn: expositor, expounder] |
expounding
(wn) | expounding
n 1: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually
written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition,
expounding] |
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