Ex-pound’, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. EXPOUNDED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXPOUNDING.] [O. Fr. expondre, espondre, Pr. exponer, esponer, espondre, Sp. exponer, It. esponere, esporre. See EXPOSE.]
Sense 1. To lay open; to expose to view; as, to expound the pocket. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Sense 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to expose; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture; to expound a law. “Words which might afterward be expounded at pleasure.” Bp. Burnet.