"expone" meaning in English

See expone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: expones [present, singular, third-person], exponing [participle, present], exponed [participle, past], exponed [past]
Etymology: Old English exponen. See expound. Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|exponen}} Old English exponen, {{m|en|expound}} expound Head templates: {{en-verb}} expone (third-person singular simple present expones, present participle exponing, simple past and past participle exponed)
  1. (obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expound; to explain. Tags: Scotland, UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-expone-en-verb-KA7J3WFn Categories (other): British English, Scottish English
  2. (obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expose; to imperil. Tags: Scotland, UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-expone-en-verb-3M-h-blb Categories (other): British English, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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