EXPATIATE


Meaning of EXPATIATE in English

/ ɪkˈspeɪʃieɪt; NAmE / verb

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PHRASAL VERBS

- expatiate on / upon sth

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense roam freely ): from Latin exspatiari move beyond one's usual bounds, from ex- out, from + spatiari to walk (from spatium space).

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