expound

expound is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. 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"

   Synonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, lucubrate

4. verb. state

   "set forth one's reasons"

   Synonyms: exposit

Synonyms

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, lucubrate

Common word forms

expounds, expounded, expounder, expounding, expoundable

Words from these letters

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