EXPOUNDING Synonyms

• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

• a developmental process

• To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.

• To depict, represent with pictures.

• To describe or depict with words or gestures.

• To outline or mark out.

• give a description of

• to give an account or representation of in words

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• make clear and (more) comprehensible

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• make plain and comprehensible

• define

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• clarify by giving an example of

• depict with an illustration

• supply with illustrations

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• state

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• make explicit; specify in detail

• spell fully and without abbreviating

• orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

• become wider

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• marked by complexity and richness of detail

• developed or executed with care and in minute detail

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• work out in detail

• make larger

• make large

• become larger or bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

• 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

• make fat or plump

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• become round, plump, or shapely

• state

• depart for someplace