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Expatiate
(gcide) | 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.
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Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
argument or discussion; to descant.
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He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
--Addison.
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Expatiate
(gcide) | Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
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Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.
--Dryden.
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expatiate
(wn) | expatiate
v 1: 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, expatiate, exposit,
enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate]
[ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut,
foreshorten, reduce, shorten] |
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Expatiate
(gcide) | 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.
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Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
argument or discussion; to descant.
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He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
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Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.
--Dryden.
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Expatiated
(gcide) | 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.
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Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
argument or discussion; to descant.
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He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
--Addison.
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