Expound and Specify

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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

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

Nearby Words: expounding, expounder

Specify verb - Be specific about.

Usage example: Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?

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Expound and specify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expound" instead a verb "Specify".

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