expounded
Laid it out
Expounded is the past tense of expound, meaning to explain or set forth in detail.
Someone who expounded a theory laid it out systematically, often at length: She expounded her views on education reform.
The word suggests thorough, sometimes lengthy explanation—more elaborate than simply stating or summarizing.
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- explainedMade something understandable
- interpretedUnderstood and explained
explicated · illustrated · described · conveyed · communicated · demystified · simplified · paraphrased
Grew or advanced
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- expandedMade larger or wider
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- fleshed-outMade more complete
enriched · detailed · embellished · deepened · broadened · enhanced · unfolded · discoursed
Spoke formally to instruct
- preachedDelivered religious discourse
- sermonizedDelivered religious discourse
- instructedGave teaching or orders
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
informed · professed · pontificated · orated · declaimed · discoursed · tutored · mentored
Understood and explained
- examinedLooked at closely
- explicatedAnalyzed in detail
- dissectedCut open for examination
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
parsed · scrutinized · exegesis · hermeneutics · commentary · annotation · critique · contextualized
elucidated
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- explainedMade something understandable
interpreted · explicated · illustrated · described · conveyed · communicated · demystified · simplified · paraphrased · translated
developed
Grew or advanced
fleshed-out · enriched · detailed · embellished · deepened · broadened · enhanced · unfolded · discoursed · enlarged
lectured
Spoke formally to instruct
- preachedDelivered religious discourse
- sermonizedDelivered religious discourse
- instructedGave teaching or orders
educated · informed · professed · pontificated · orated · declaimed · discoursed · tutored · mentored · enlightened
interpreted
Understood and explained
- examinedLooked at closely
- explicatedAnalyzed in detail
- dissectedCut open for examination
deconstructed · parsed · scrutinized · exegesis · hermeneutics · commentary · annotation · critique · contextualized · glossed
- interpretedtranslated, explained, decoded, understood, read
expoundedsummarized
Restated in fewer words
condensed · outlined · abbreviated · abridged · encapsulated
expoundedobscured
Made hard to perceive
confused · muddled · obfuscated · clouded · mystified
expoundedwithheld
Kept from giving
suppressed · concealed · held back · omitted · said nothing