EXPATIATE


Meaning of EXPATIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ek-ˈspā-shē-ˌāt ]

intransitive verb

( -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-ˌspā-shē-ˈā-shən noun

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