Definitions for expatiate
ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪtex·pa·ti·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expatiateverb

   To range at large, or without restraint.

2. expatiateverb

   To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant.

3. expatiateverb

   To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.

4. Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin expatiari, from ex- + spatiari ‘walk about’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Expatiateverb

   Etymology: expatior, Latin.

   1. To range at large; to rove without any prescribed limits.

   Religion contracts the circle of our pleasures, but leaves it wide enough for her votaries to expatiate in. Joseph Addison, Spectat.

   He looks in heav’n with more than mortal eyes,
   Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies;
   Amidst her kindred stars familiar roam,
   Survey the region, and confess her home. Alexander Pope.

   Expatiate free o’er all this scene of man;
   A mighty maze! but not without a plan. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

   With wonder seiz’d, we view the pleasing ground,
   And walk delighted, and expatiate round. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. To enlarge upon in language.

   They had a custom of offering the tongues to Mercury, because they believed him the giver of eloquence: Dacier expatiates upon this custom. Alexander Pope, Notes on b. iii.

   3. To let loose; to allow to range. This sense is very improper.

   Make choice of a subject, which, being of itself capable of all that colours and the elegance of design can possibly give, shall afterwards afford art an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate itself. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

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1. expatiate

   To expatiate means to speak or write at length or in detail about a particular topic. It involves elaborating on an idea, concept or argument comprehensively and in great detail.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expatiateverb

   to range at large, or without restraint

2. Expatiateverb

   to enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant

3. Expatiateverb

   to expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden

4. Etymology: [L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, p. p. of expatiari, exspatiari, to expatiate; ex out + spatiari to walk about spread out, fr. spatium space. See Space.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expatiate

   eks-pā′shi-āt, v.i. to range at large: to enlarge in discourse, argument, or writing.—n. Expatiā′tion, act of expatiating or enlarging in discourse.—adjs. Expā′tiative, Expā′tiatory, expansive.—n. Expā′tiator. [L. exspatiāri, -ātus—ex, out of, spatiāri, to roam—spatium, space.]

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How to pronounce expatiate?

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How to say expatiate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expatiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expatiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expatiate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expatiate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=expatiate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expatiate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=expatiate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=expatiate