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exposit

/ exposit /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
state
"set forth one''s reasons"
Type of:
elaborate lucubrate expatiate
Kinds of:
describe depict draw premise
Derived:
exposition expounding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Opposites:
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut
Type of:
clarify clear up elucidate
Kinds of:
detail set forth expound exemplify illustrate
Derived:
dilation exponent exposition expounding expansion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
2
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elaborate lucubrate expatiate describe depict draw premise clarify clear up elucidate detail set forth