v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' spau ̇ nd
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre, from Latin exponere to explain ― more at EXPOSE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to set forth : STATE b : to defend with argument
2 : to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail < expound a law>
intransitive verb : to make a statement : COMMENT
synonyms see EXPLAIN
– ex · pound · er noun