EXPATIATE


Meaning of EXPATIATE in English

[ ɪk'speɪʃɪeɪt , ɛk- ]

■ verb ( ~ on ) speak or write in detail about.

Derivatives

expatiation noun

Origin

C16: from L. exspatiari 'move beyond one's usual bounds' (based on spatium 'space').

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