To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
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.
To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
To take to one’s self with a view to maintain; to make one’s own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.