expatiate
11expatiate — 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 …
12expatiate — UK [ekˈspeɪʃɪeɪt] / US [ekˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms expatiate : present tense I/you/we/they expatiate he/she/it expatiates present participle expatiating past tense expatiated past participle expatiated very formal to talk or… …
13expatiate — expatiation, n. expatiator, n. /ik spay shee ayt /, v.i., expatiated, expatiating. 1. to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: to expatiate upon a theme. 2. Archaic. to move or wander about intellectually,… …
14expatiate — ex|pa|ti|ate [ ek speıʃi,eıt ] verb intransitive VERY FORMAL expatiate on/upon to talk or write a lot or in great detail about something …
15expatiate on — speak or write in detail about. → expatiate …
16expatiate — [ɪk speɪʃɪeɪt, ɛk ] verb (expatiate on) speak or write in detail about. Derivatives expatiation noun Origin C16: from L. exspatiari move beyond one s usual bounds (based on spatium space ) …
17expatiate — ex•pa•ti•ate [[t]ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. i. at•ed, at•ing 1) to elaborate: to expatiate upon a theme[/ex] 2) to move without restraint • Etymology: 1530–40; < L expatiātus, ptp. of ex(s) patiārī to move beyond one s normal course = ex… …
18expatiate — /əksˈpeɪʃieɪt / (say uhks paysheeayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (i) (expatiated, expatiating) 1. to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: to expatiate upon a theme. 2. to move or wander about intellectually,… …
19expatiate — intransitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex + spatium space, course Date: 1538 1. to move about freely or at will ; wander 2. to speak or write at length or in detail <… …
20expatiate — verb /ɛkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/ a) To range at large, or without restraint. b) To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant …
