'Expounding' definitions:
Definition of 'expounding'
(from WordNet)
noun
A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition, expounding]
Definition of 'Expounding'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]