exposit meaning

exposit as a verb

1. 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

   Synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

   Type of: clarify

   Kinds: detail, set forth, exemplify, specify

   Related forms: exposition

2. state
   • set forth one's reasons

   Synonyms: set forth, expound

   Type of: elaborate

   Kinds: describe, premise

   Related forms: exposition