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expatiator

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ex⋅pa⋅ti⋅ate

  [ik-spey-shee-eyt]
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–verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -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.
Origin:
1530–40; < L expatiātus ptp. of ex(s)patiārī to wander, digress, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + spatiārī to walk about, deriv. of spatium space; see -ate 1

Related forms:
ex⋅pa⋅ti⋅a⋅tion, noun
ex⋅pa⋅ti⋅a⋅tor, noun
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