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Recount vs Expound - What's the difference?

recount | expound |

As verbs the difference between recount and expound

is that recount is to tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of while expound is to lay open; to expose to view; to examine or exposit.

As a noun recount

is retelling, narration, rendering.

recount

English

Etymology 1

From and (etyl) reconter, variant of (etyl) raconter.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Retelling, narration, rendering

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.
    • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  • To rehearse; to enumerate.
    • to recount one's blessings

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A counting again, as of votes.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To count or reckon again.

    • Anagrams

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    expound

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay open; to expose to view; to examine or exposit.
  • To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.
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