Expatiate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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     2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
        argument or discussion; to descant.
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              He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
                                                    --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
     To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
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           Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  expatiate
       v : add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning
           of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
           "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
           [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh
           out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "expatiate":
     amplify, descant, detail, develop, dilate, discuss, dissert,
     dissertate, elaborate, enlarge, enlarge upon, evolve, expand,
     explicate, narrate, particularize, ramble, recite, recount,
     rehearse, rehearse in extenso, relate, relate at large, sermonize,
     unfold, work out