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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, verb (used with an object) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, verb (used without an object) [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
expatiate
verb: 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
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