Expatiate

Quick meaning: Expatiate is a verb meaning To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (rare) To range at large, or without restraint.
2. (obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.

Example Sentences

“It can't fly,” he expatiated. “It can move forward only by hopping.”

Now, as the business of standing mast-heads, ashore or afloat, is a very ancient and interesting one, let us in some measure expatiate here.

[H]e expatiated on the inconveniences of trade, that carried from us the commodities of our country, and made a parcel of upſtarts as rich as men of the moſt ancient families of England.

Governor Bellingham, in a loose gown and easy cap,—such as elderly gentlemen loved to indue themselves with, in their domestic privacy,—walked foremost, and appeared to be showing off his estate, and expatiating on his projected improvements.

Word Forms

• expatiates
• expatiating
• expatiated

Synonyms for expatiate

Depending on context, synonyms include descant, dilate, enlarge, expound, expand, elaborate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include expound, elaborate, enlarge, dilate, expand, overelaborate.

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