Expound
Pronunciation : Ex*pound"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.]
Definition : 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras.
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. Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan.
t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913