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  • 31expatiate upon something — exˈpatiate on/upon sth derived (formal) to write or speak in detail about a subject Main entry: ↑expatiatederived …

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  • 32Expariating — 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.… …

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  • 33Expatiated — 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.… …

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  • 34expatiation — 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 …

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  • 35branch out — Expatiate, be diffuse, speak diffusely …

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  • 36discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… …

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  • 37exposit — verb 1. state set forth one s reasons • Syn: ↑set forth, ↑expound • Derivationally related forms: ↑exposition • Hypernyms: ↑elaborate, ↑ …

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  • 38develop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. evolve, unfold, mature, grow; bring about, cultivate, produce, amplify; elaborate, train, improve. See increase, teaching, improvement, expansion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To improve] Syn. enlarge,… …

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  • 39dilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. expatiate, descant; stretch, distend, enlarge. See increase, expansion, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stretch, expand, enlarge, widen; see increase 1 , stretch 2 . See Synonym Study at expand …

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  • 40enlarge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. increase, extend, widen, broaden; aggrandize, amplify, magnify, augment, expand, elaborate, expatiate; dilate, distend, swell. See increase, greatness, diffuseness, breadth. II (Roget s IV) v. 1.… …

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