English
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin expatiari, from ex- + spatiari �walk about�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�speɪ�ɪeɪt/
Verb
en-verb|expatiat|ing
- context|now|rare To range at large, or without restraint.
- To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant.
#*2007: �It can't fly,� he expatiated. �It can move forward only by hopping.� � Clive James, Cultural Amnesia (Picador 2007, p. 847)
- obsolete To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
io:expatiate
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