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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.
     To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.
                                                    --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
        argument or discussion; to descant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  expatiate
       v : 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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  expatiate
     vb.
     1 To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or
  discussion.
     2 (lb en rare) To range#Verb at large, or without restraint.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to
  broaden.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  expatiate
     vb.
     1 To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or
  discussion.
     2 (lb en rare) To range#Verb at large, or without restraint.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to
  broaden.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  expatiate
     vb.
     1 To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or
  discussion.
     2 (lb en rare) To range#Verb at large, or without restraint.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to
  broaden.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  expatiate
     vb.
     1 To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or
  discussion.
     2 (lb en rare) To range#Verb at large, or without restraint.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to
  broaden.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/
  طف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  expatiate //ɛkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt// //ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt// 
  1. блуждая
  to range at large, or without restraint
  2. разпространявам се
  to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/ 
  psát zeširoka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/
  mluvit široce

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/ 
  verbreiten [weiter] , ausführen, ausdehnen, ausbreiten 
   see: expatiating, expatiated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/ 
  sich über etw. verbreiten , auslassen
           Note: sich weitschweifig äußern
     Synonym: hold forth on sth.
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  expatiate /ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/
  1. etraflıca yazmak veya söylemek. expatia'tion  etraflıca yazma veya söyleme.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 详述,细说;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 详述,细说

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