Expound /(ĕks*pound")/

Ex·pound

Expound

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding

  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.