expatiate
[ ik-spey-shee-eyt ]
/ ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt /
verb (used without object), ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing.
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: to expatiate upon a theme.
Archaic.
to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint.
Origin of expatiate
OTHER WORDS FROM expatiate
ex·pa·ti·a·tion, noun ex·pa·ti·a·tor, nounWords nearby expatiate
expansive,
expansive bit,
expansive classification,
expansivity,
expat,
expatiate,
expatriate,
expatriation,
expect,
expectancy,
expectant
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British Dictionary definitions for expatiation
expatiate
/ (ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb (intr)
(foll by on or upon)
to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on)
rare
to wander about
Derived forms of expatiate
expatiation, noun expatiator, nounWord Origin for expatiate
C16: from Latin
exspatiārī to digress, from
spatiārī to walk about