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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

expounding
    n 1: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually
         written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition,
         expounding]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen,
   expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose,
   expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre.
   See Position.]
   1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.]
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            He expounded both his pockets.        --Hudibras.
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   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.
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            Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.
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