expatiate

[ ik-spey-shee-eyt ]
/ ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt /
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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.

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Origin of expatiate

1530–40; < Latin expatiātus past participle of ex(s)patiārī to wander, digress, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spatiārī to walk about, derivative of spatium space; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM expatiate

ex·pa·ti·a·tion, nounex·pa·ti·a·tor, noun

Words nearby expatiate

expansive, expansive bit, expansive classification, expansivity, expat, expatiate, expatriate, expatriation, expect, expectancy, expectant
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Words related to expatiate

expound, develop, enlarge, dilate

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British Dictionary definitions for expatiate

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, nounexpatiator, noun

Word Origin for expatiate

C16: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about
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