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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.
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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.
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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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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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