v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding. ] [ OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position. ] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]