Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Expatiated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Expariating.] [L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, p.
p. of expatiari, exspatiari, to expatiate; ex out + spatiari
to walk about spread out, fr. spatium space. See Space.]
1. To range at large, or without restraint.
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Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
argument or discussion; to descant.
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He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
--Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
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Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.
--Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expatiate
v : add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning
of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
[syn: elaborate, lucubrate, exposit, enlarge, flesh
out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant: abridge]
WordNet (r) 2.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "expatiate":
amplify, descant, detail, develop, dilate, discuss, dissert,
dissertate, elaborate, enlarge, enlarge upon, evolve, expand,
explicate, narrate, particularize, ramble, recite, recount,
rehearse, rehearse in extenso, relate, relate at large, sermonize,
unfold, work out
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
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