Expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/noun
To explain or present something in detail.
Did you know?Expound comes from Latin *exponere* (“to put forth, set out”), the same root behind *expose* and *exposition*, so explaining has always carried the energy of revealing what was hidden.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₁-
“to put, place, set”
Latin
Latin
exponere
“to put forth, set out, explain”
Late Latin
Latin
exponere
“to explain, interpret”
Old French
Old French
expondre
“to explain, interpret”
Middle English
English
expounden
“to explain in detail”
Modern English
English
expound
“to explain or present in detail”