expatiate
21expatiate — Synonyms and related words: amplify, descant, detail, develop, dilate, discuss, dissert, dissertate, elaborate, enlarge, enlarge upon, evolve, expand, explicate, narrate, particularize, ramble, recite, recount, rehearse, rehearse in extenso,… …
22expatiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. enlarge, descant, dilate, expand; rant. See diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elaborate, enlarge, dilate, expound; see develop 4 , ramble 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To express at… …
23expatiate — ex·pa·ti·ate || ek speɪʃɪeɪt v. describe in full, go into great detail …
24expatiate — v. n. 1. Rove at large, range at will, take a wide survey. 2. Dilate, enlarge, descant, be copious, launch out …
25expatiate — verb he expatiated on the topic of volunteerism Syn: speak/write at length, go into detail, expound, dwell, dilate, expand, enlarge, elaborate; formal perorate …
26expatiate — v (all of speech) descant, perorate, discourse, dissertate; expand, enlarge, amplify, protract, prolong; harp on, dwell on; digress, wander, rove, roam, maunder, ramble …
27expatiate — ex·pa·ti·ate …
28expatiate — v.i. speak or write at length. ♦ expatiation, n. ♦ expatiatory, a …
29expatiate — v.intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length or in detail. Derivatives: expatiation n. expatiatory adj. Etymology: L exspatiari digress (as EX (1), spatium SPACE) …
30expatiate on something — exˈpatiate on/upon sth derived (formal) to write or speak in detail about a subject Main entry: ↑expatiatederived …
