expatiate
verb (used without object)
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion.
expatiation
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a word derived from
expatiate.
Example Sentences
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“Our shared hope and expatiation is that people on all sides show tolerance, mutual respect and restraint,” Mr. Nixon said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2014
Reading his manifesto for the job, and his previous expatiation on Europe's future, he does indeed come across as an integrationist of a vintage now well past its sell-by date.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2014
He had already played his part: the opening act of hateful bravura, unburdened by conscience, in what will be an extended expatiation of all guilt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Must we, after all this pleasant expatiation among the natural delights of May, repair to the metropolis, and see whether there is any thing worthy of remark among the artificial ones?
From Mirror of the Months by Peter George Patmore
However Andy Hayes was not given to digression or to expatiation.
From Second String by Anthony Hope
