3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
argument or discussion; to descant.
He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade
--Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself
--Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
expatiate
v : elaborate or expatiate upon give details; "She elaborated
on her plans" [syn: {elaborate}, {enlarge}, {flesh out},
{expand}, {expound}, {dilate}]
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