v.
Pronunciation: ek- ' sp ā -sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + spatium space, course
Date: 1538
1 : to move about freely or at will : WANDER
2 : to speak or write at length or in detail < expatiating upon the value of the fabric ― Thomas Hardy>
– ex · pa · ti · a · tion \ ( ˌ )ek- ˌ sp ā -sh ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun