Expatiate

Expatiate
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. [1913 Webster]

Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant. [1913 Webster]

He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Expatiate — Ex*pa ti*ate, v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. [1913 Webster] Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expatiate — ► VERB (usu. expatiate on) ▪ speak or write at length or in detail. DERIVATIVES expatiation noun. ORIGIN Latin exspatiari move beyond one s usual bounds …   English terms dictionary

  • expatiate — index declaim, digress, discourse, enlarge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • expatiate on — index expand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • expatiate — 1530s, walk about, roam freely, from L. expatiatus/exspatiatus, pp. of expatiari/exspatiari wander, digress, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + spatiari to walk, spread out, from spatium (see SPACE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • expatiate — *discourse, descant, dilate Analogous words: *speak, talk, converse: *expand, amplify: *discuss, argue, dispute: expound, *explain: *relate, narrate, recount, recite, reh …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • expatiate — [ek spā′shē āt΄, ikspā′shē āt΄] vi. expatiated, expatiating [< L expatiatus, pp. of expatiari, exspatiari, to go out of one s course, wander < ex , out + spatiari, to walk, roam < spatium, SPACE] 1. Archaic to roam or wander freely 2. to …   English World dictionary

  • expatiate — v. (formal) (d; intr.) to expatiate on, upon ( to discuss in detail ) * * * [ɪk speɪʃɪeɪt] upon ( to discuss in detail ) (formal) (d; intr.) to expatiate on …   Combinatory dictionary

  • expatiate — ex|pa|ti|ate [ıkˈspeıʃieıt] v expatiate on/upon [expatiate on/upon sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exspatiatus, past paticiple of exspatiari to wander freely , from spatium space ] formal to speak or write in detail about a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • expatiate — verb expatiate on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) formal to speak or write in detail about a particular subject: He began to expatiate on the topic of the free market economy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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