Expound and Simplify

Expound

Expound verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury

Simplify and expound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simplify" instead a verb "Expound".

Nearby Words: expounding, expounder

Simplify

Simplify verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics

Expound and simplify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expound" instead a verb "Simplify".

Common collocations

story expound story simplify story
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