set forth vs expound

set forth and expound both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set forth	No	No	Yes	No
expound	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set forth and expound are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of set forth include exposit.

As verbs, expound is a hypernym of set forth; that is, expound is a word with a broader meaning than set forth:

set forth: state
expound: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Other hypernyms of set forth include dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, lucubrate.

set forth (verb)	expound (verb)
state	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
depart for someplace	state