expound

/ɛkspˈa‍ʊnd/

/ɪkˈspaʊnd/

to expound

MAIN VERB

to give an explanation of something by talking about it in great detail

synonyms : dilate

antonyms : abridge

to communicate the key details of an idea, theory or subject, without necessarily going into deep analysis

synonyms : exposit

Examples

1. You expound on that.

2. Could you expound?

3. I expound on it there.

4. Rand expounds this theory, to the great consternation of her audience, in the 1979 interview with Donahue: