expounds
Sets forth fully
Expounds is the third-person singular of expound, meaning to explain or interpret something in detail.
Someone expounds a theory, a doctrine, or a text by laying out its meaning systematically: She expounds her philosophy in the book's opening chapters.
The word suggests thorough, often authoritative explanation—professors expound, experts expound, texts are expounded upon.
Makes something understandable
- explicatesAnalyzes and interprets thoroughly
- illuminatesProvides light to
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- demystifiesMakes understandable
unpacks · breaks down · lays out · spells out · details · elaborates · amplifies · develops
Formal instructional talks
- instructsImparts knowledge or orders
- educatesGives formal instruction
- informsCommunicates facts to
- enlightensImparts knowledge or insight
coaches · mentors · tutors · sermonizes · preaches · holds forth · pontificates · discourses
Examines in detail
- explicatesAnalyzes and interprets thoroughly
- contextualizesSupplies surrounding information
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
commentary · critique · reads · glosses · construes · parses · deconstructs · synthesizes
elucidates
Makes something understandable
- explicatesAnalyzes and interprets thoroughly
- illuminatesProvides light to
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
demystifies · unpacks · breaks down · lays out · spells out · details · elaborates · amplifies · develops · unfolds
lectures
Formal instructional talks
enlightens · coaches · mentors · tutors · sermonizes · preaches · holds forth · pontificates · discourses · professes
analyzes
Examines in detail
- explicatesAnalyzes and interprets thoroughly
- contextualizesSupplies surrounding information
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
exegesis · commentary · critique · reads · glosses · construes · parses · deconstructs · synthesizes · theorizes
expoundssummarizes
Restates in brief
condenses · abbreviates · abridges · compresses · truncates
expoundsobscures
Makes difficult to perceive
confuses · muddles · obfuscates · mystifies · garbles
expoundsconceals
Keeps from being seen
withholds · suppresses · hides · holds back · omits