ʃiˌeɪt verb (used without object), ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing.
1.
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: to expatiate upon a theme.
2.
Archaic. to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint.
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| —vb (foll by on | |
| 1. | to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on) |
| 2. | rare to wander about |
| [C16: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about] | |
| expati'ation | |
| —n | |
| ex'patiator | |
| —n | |
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expatiate
1530s, "walk about, roam freely," from L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, pp. of expatiari, exspatiari "wander, digress," from ex- "out" + spatiari "to walk, spread out," from spatium (see space). Meaning "talk or write at length" is 1610s.
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