From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expatiate
v 1: 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}, {expatiate}, {exposit},
{enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}]
[ant: {abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut},
{foreshorten}, {reduce}, {shorten}]
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