expound
Lay it out
To expound is to explain or interpret something in detail, especially a theory, doctrine, or complex idea.
The word suggests careful, thorough elaboration: She expounded her views on education reform.
Someone who expounds typically holds forth with authority, laying out an argument or position at length: He expounded on the virtues of minimalism for twenty minutes.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- elucidateTo make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- describeConvey in words
illustrate · communicate · present · express · define · inform · discourse · lecture
Supply with radiance
- simplifyMake less complex
- demystifyExplain something confusing
- decodeConvert from cipher
- disambiguateResolve unclear meaning
unravel · untangle · shed light · make clear · enlighten · elucidate · lucid · intelligible
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- semioticsStudy of signs, symbols
contextualize · unpack · read into · construe · gloss · commentary · annotation · meaning
Increase in strength
- expatiateSpeak or write extensively
- flesh outAdd detail to something
- developCause gradual growth
- extendMake longer or larger
expand · enlarge · build on · embellish · enrich · augment · broaden · deepen
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
describe · illustrate · communicate · present · express · define · inform · discourse · lecture · state
illuminate
Supply with radiance
disambiguate · unravel · untangle · shed light · make clear · enlighten · elucidate · lucid · intelligible · comprehensible
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
semiotics · contextualize · unpack · read into · construe · gloss · commentary · annotation · meaning · subtext
amplify
Increase in strength
extend · expand · enlarge · build on · embellish · enrich · augment · broaden · deepen · unfold
instruct
Convey knowledge or orders
- educateProvide formal instruction
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
mentor · coach · preach · sermonize · pontificate · profess · hold forth · discourse · didactic · pedagogy
hypothesize
Propose a tentative explanation
posit · conjecture · theorize · argue · assert · contend · maintain · premise · thesis · doctrine
- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
- clarifyexplain, clarify, elucidate, elaborate, spell out
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- starting wordsbegin, start, commence, initiate, embark
- writing verbsnarrate, describe, recount, chronicle, transcribe