exposit

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/ɪkˈspɒzɪt/

verb

to expound

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Meanings

verbexposit (third-person singular simple present exposits, present participle expositing, simple past and past participle exposited)

present singular third person exposits · participle present expositing · participle past exposited · past exposited

  1. to expound

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstate

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set forthexpound
Broader
elaboratelucubrateexpatiate

verbadd details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Similar
elaboratelucubrateexpatiateenlargeflesh outexpandexpounddilate
Broader
clarifyclear upelucidate
Also see
dilateelaborateenlargeexpandexpatiateexpoundflesh outlucubrateset forth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from exposition; compare expound, exponent

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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