What's the difference between expound and obscurity?

Expound


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
  • (v. t.) To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The paper reports the formation and crystal structure of dihydronitidine, expounds the reasons and conditions of easily formed oxynitidine, and discusses anticancer mechanism of nitidine (cation).
  • (2) Having described the methods used in the immunocytological investigation of 21 lymphomas and 3 pseudolymphomas, the authors expound their classification of malignant cutaneous lymphomas before stating the results obtained in immunocytological studies in each of the groups.
  • (3) The strong need for integrated management of gynaecologico-obstetric attention as well as the role played by interdisciplinary cooperation as a prerequisite for high-continuity medico-social services are expounded against the background of health policies established for the current period up to 1980 and with close reference to experience obtained in every-day practice.
  • (4) The problems relating to progressive coronary artery sclerosis and bypass sclerosis are expounded in this paper by the example of 14 patients, with reference being made to indications for recurrent surgical intervention for vascular reconstruction.
  • (5) The Teardrop Explodes’ Julian Cope spent a lot of time happily expounding the benefits of LSD, while the very existence of Boy George clearly raised a number of interesting issues.
  • (6) Finally, the merits of a general theory of problem drinking, as opposed to a diversity of explanatory models, are expounded.
  • (7) Ann Richards also expounded the value of getting on with a broad range of people.
  • (8) And he expounded his new vision – a United States of Africa, with Sirte as its capital, and himself as its self-anointed king of kings.
  • (9) These forms expound the scanning conditions and image characteristics and make easy to be compared with the spin echo images.
  • (10) Musk has a reputation for being prickly but when I meet him at SpaceX , his headquarters west of Los Angeles, he is affable and chatty, cheerfully expounding on space exploration, climate change, Richard Branson and Hollywood.
  • (11) The authors expound a method of functional treatment with a "short" polyvic orthosis on the basis of their experience in treating 38 patients.
  • (12) Lieberman is said to have listened as the president's son expounded on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran's growing regional influence and how Saddam Hussein – for all his flaws – was a bulwark against Iranian ambitions.
  • (13) Twenty original observations are expounded and discussed; they allow the importance of basic psychological ground; it is necessary to differentiate distinctly between initial paternity disturbances, among immature patients, inducing total disorder, and multiple paternity perturbations where anxiety and culpability feeling prevail.
  • (14) I still am.” For many Republican primary voters, the question is whether the unassuming if somewhat gruff Paul – who insisted on no mayo in the ham and cheese sandwich he ordered for lunch – ever was particularly interesting, or if voters were only attracted to the idiosyncratic, 21st-century libertarianism he expounds.
  • (15) The variable biological behaviour of these tumors is discussed and the possibilities of surgical treatment are expounded.
  • (16) In 2013, speaking to Fox Business , he expounded on his view of the roles of men and women in society.
  • (17) The linguistic properties of the FAAF test material are expounded in relation to its objectives.
  • (18) This questions expound why this research is based upon an intersubjective accompanying during the coma.
  • (19) The article expounds S. S. Yudin's views on problems of anesthesia in various periods of his surgical activity: ideas on the necessity of introducing modern multicomponent endotracheal anesthesia were expressed before the mid-forties.
  • (20) The authors expound the principles of making up of the algorithm (program) for diagnosis and implementation of the optimal variations of rod insertion in various types of fractures of the extremities and the method of adaptation of the program to a specific fracture according to its biomechanical characteristics.

Obscurity


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This diagnosis was obscured by the absence of cutaneous, oropharyngeal, and respiratory involvement.
  • (2) The mechanism of ACTH action on brain catecholamine metabolism is still obscure, however, an increased release of the NA to ACTH peptides is very likely in the light of the present observations.
  • (3) However, peptide bonds between 193 and 194, and 194 and 195 were cleaved in the presence of mAb 1C3 as easily as in the presence of mAb 31A4, suggesting that the region of residues 200 to 202 was obscured by, or within the antibody binding site, but that the region of residues 193 to 195 was not.
  • (4) The physician's approach to the differential diagnosis of obscure, atypical pneumonias has changed.
  • (5) The thigh and hip manifestations can obscure the primary intra-abdominal process either due to the obvious emphysema or to the obtunded abdominal signs secondary to associated neuropathy.
  • (6) While tonic pupil and reduced sweating can be attributed to the affection of postganglionic cholinergic parasympathetic and sympathetic fibres projecting to the iris and sweat glands, respectively, the pathogenesis of diminished or lost tendon jerks remains obscure.
  • (7) It is found that generic averages obscure some rather substantial differences at the species level for both Cercopithecus and Cercocebus.
  • (8) Although the pathophysiology of the pancreatic injury is obscure, the lack of other etiological factors and temporal association of the pancreatitis with acetaminophen-induced hepatic and renal toxicity suggest a causal relationship.
  • (9) Because reticulocytes contain a pool of uncombined alpha chains which might have obscured the demonstration of an alpha chain-dependent mechanism for beta-chain synthesis, subsequent studies were done with bone marrow cells.
  • (10) However, the mechanism by which Ag II is able to modulate anterior pituitary secretion still remains obscure.
  • (11) Other causes were 20 (13%) with cerebrovascular diseases, 30 (20%) hepatic failure and 11 (8%) were of miscellaneous and obscure causes.
  • (12) In such a case with a large hematoma, the presence of a tumor may be obscured on CT scan and angiography.
  • (13) However, the difficulty still remains that the latter may be obscured by differences not related to thermostability etc.
  • (14) The activating mechanism of the condition still remains obscure.
  • (15) Its language is “archaic and obscure”, the commission says.
  • (16) Clofibrate, an antilipidemic drug that acts by a still obscure mechanism, is known to specifically increase up to 30-fold the activity of the hepatic cytochrome P-450 isozyme that omega-hydroxlates lauric acid.
  • (17) On the electron microscopy, the sarcomere was shortened and Z-line was partly obscure.
  • (18) Photographs of 82 boys from the Harpenden Growth Study were measured at ages 5 to 18 years, in an order that obscured which photographs were of the same boy at different ages.
  • (19) Although the K+ concentration of the contents of the GI tract as well as the K+ transport by the portal vein were increased, the source of the excess K+ remains obscure.
  • (20) The effects of long-term exposure of humans to formaldehyde, however, are more obscure.