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Definition of Expatiate
1. Verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. "They expatiate that there was a traffic accident "; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Exact synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Exposit, Expound, Flesh Out, Lucubrate
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Expound, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Exposit, Expound, Set Forth, Exemplify, Illustrate, Instance, Particularise, Particularize, Specialise, Specialize, Specify
Derivative terms: Dilation, Elaboration, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion, Expansion, Expatiation, Exposition, Exponent, Expository, Expounding, Lucubration
Antonyms: Contract
Definition of Expatiate
1. v. i. To range at large, or without restraint.
2. v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Definition of Expatiate
1. Verb. (context: now rare) To range at large, or without restraint. ¹
2. Verb. To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expatiate
1. [v EXPATIATED, EXPATIATING, EXPATIATES]
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