expone

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verb

To expound; to explain.

OriginMiddle English exponen ← Latin expōnō →
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Meanings

verbexpone (third-person singular simple present expones, present participle exponing, simple past and past participle exponed)

present singular third person expones · participle present exponing · participle past exponed · past exponed

  1. ScotlandUKobsoleteTo expound; to explain.

    it belongs to you alone to expone the Covenant

    1643, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Σκιαμαχία: or a Defence of a Petition tendered to the Lords of the Council of Scotland by certain Noblemen and Gentlemen
  2. ScotlandUKobsoleteTo expose; to imperil.

Origin

  1. Latinexpōnō
  2. Middle Englishexponen
  3. Englishexpone

From Middle English exponen, from Latin expōnō. Doublet of expose and expound.

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APA

expone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expone

MLA

“expone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expone.

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