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expatiate vs expound

expound vs expatiate

expatiate and expound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expatiate No No Yes No
expound No No Yes No
As verbs, expatiate and expound are synonyms defined as:
  • expatiate and expound: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Other synonyms of expatiate include dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, flesh out, lucubrate.
As verbs, expound is a hyponym of expatiate; that is, expound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expatiate:
  • expatiate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  • expound: state
expatiate (verb) expound (verb)
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
state
Difference between expatiate and expound

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