What's the difference between expound and postillate?

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.

Postillate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To explain by marginal notes; to postil.
  • (v. i.) To write postils; to comment.
  • (v. i.) To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The postileal digestibility of the crude carbohydrates (CC) of 14 rations calculated from the difference between total digestibility (faecal analysis) and precaecal digestibility (analysis of the ileal chyme of IRA pigs) showed that between 40 and 100 g (70 g on average) out of the 780 g CC per kg DM consumed disappear in the large intestine.
  • (2) There is not yet an answer to the question in how far comparative studies of INT and IRA animals make verified statements with regard to the differences in the energetic utilization of the precaecally and postileally digested nutrients possible.
  • (3) A regressively calculated difference of 17%-units was regressively calculated between the utilization of metabolizable energy of either precaecal or postileal origin.
  • (4) Mature ponies fitted with permanent ileal cannulas were used in a 3 X 3 Latin square experiment to quantify prececal, postileal and total tract digestion of hay protein.
  • (5) Apparent postileal N digestibility was 52.5% for CB, 65.7% for LA and 66.9% for HA.
  • (6) For partioning the digestible energy into a prececal and postileal component the diet was supplemented with 0.3% Cr2O3, and samples of digesta taken by means of a cecum cannula were analyzed for this marker.
  • (7) This corresponds completely to the difference in the utilization of metabolizable energy between exclusively precaecal and postileal digestion.

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