"exposit" meaning in English

See exposit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈspɒzɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exposit.wav Forms: exposits [present, singular, third-person], expositing [participle, present], exposited [participle, past], exposited [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from exposition; compare expound, exponent Etymology templates: {{backformation|en|exposition}} Back-formation from exposition Head templates: {{en-verb}} exposit (third-person singular simple present exposits, present participle expositing, simple past and past participle exposited)
  1. to expound Related terms: exposition, espouse, expound

Inflected forms

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