Expound and Edit out

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Expound verb - Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

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Edit out is an antonym for expound.

Nearby Words: expounding, expounder

Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Expound is an antonym for edit out.

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Edit out and Expound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expound/edit_out

Expound & Edit out. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expound/edit_out>.

Edit out or Expound. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expound/edit_out.

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