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| 1. | [ verb ] add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | |
| Synonyms: | elaborate expound enlarge lucubrate expand flesh_out dilate expatiate | |
| Examples: | "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
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| Related terms: | abridge clarify exemplify set_forth specify detail amplification exposition expansion expatiation dilation expansion lucubration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] state | |
| Synonyms: | set_forth expound | |
| Examples: | "set forth one's reasons" |
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| Related terms: | elaborate describe premise exposition | |
| Similar spelling: |
expository expositive exposition ex-spouse expose exposed Esposito exposure |
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