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expatiate
ex·pa·ti·ate E0283000 (ĭk-spā′shē-āt′)intr.v. ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing, ex·pa·ti·ates 1. To speak or write at length: expatiated on the subject until everyone was bored.2. To wander freely.
[Latin expatiārī, expatiāt- : ex-, ex- + spatiārī, to spread (from spatium, space).]
ex·pa′ti·a′tion n.expatiate (ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt) vb (intr) 1. (foll by: on or upon) to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on)2. rare to wander about[C16: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about] exˌpatiˈation n exˈpatiˌator nex•pa•ti•ate (ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt)
v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to elaborate: to expatiate upon a theme. 2. to move without restraint. [1530–40; < Latin expatiātus, past participle of ex(s)patiārī to move beyond one's normal course =ex- ex-1 + spatiārī to walk about] ex•pa`ti•a′tion, n. expatiate
Past participle: expatiated
Gerund: expatiating
| Imperative |
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| expatiate | | expatiate |
| Present |
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| I expatiate | | you expatiate | | he/she/it expatiates | | we expatiate | | you expatiate | | they expatiate |
| Preterite |
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| I expatiated | | you expatiated | | he/she/it expatiated | | we expatiated | | you expatiated | | they expatiated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am expatiating | | you are expatiating | | he/she/it is expatiating | | we are expatiating | | you are expatiating | | they are expatiating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have expatiated | | you have expatiated | | he/she/it has expatiated | | we have expatiated | | you have expatiated | | they have expatiated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was expatiating | | you were expatiating | | he/she/it was expatiating | | we were expatiating | | you were expatiating | | they were expatiating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had expatiated | | you had expatiated | | he/she/it had expatiated | | we had expatiated | | you had expatiated | | they had expatiated |
| Future |
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| I will expatiate | | you will expatiate | | he/she/it will expatiate | | we will expatiate | | you will expatiate | | they will expatiate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have expatiated | | you will have expatiated | | he/she/it will have expatiated | | we will have expatiated | | you will have expatiated | | they will have expatiated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be expatiating | | you will be expatiating | | he/she/it will be expatiating | | we will be expatiating | | you will be expatiating | | they will be expatiating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been expatiating | | you have been expatiating | | he/she/it has been expatiating | | we have been expatiating | | you have been expatiating | | they have been expatiating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been expatiating | | you will have been expatiating | | he/she/it will have been expatiating | | we will have been expatiating | | you will have been expatiating | | they will have been expatiating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been expatiating | | you had been expatiating | | he/she/it had been expatiating | | we had been expatiating | | you had been expatiating | | they had been expatiating |
| Conditional |
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| I would expatiate | | you would expatiate | | he/she/it would expatiate | | we would expatiate | | you would expatiate | | they would expatiate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have expatiated | | you would have expatiated | | he/she/it would have expatiated | | we would have expatiated | | you would have expatiated | | they would have expatiated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | expatiate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"elaborate, expound, lucubrate, flesh out, dilate, exposit, enlarge, expandclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"detail - provide details forexposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example ofparticularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" |
expatiateverbTo express at greater length or in greater detail:amplify, develop, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, labor.Translationsdisserterdiffondersiраспространятьсяexpatiate
expatiate on (someone or something)To speak or write about someone or something at length. Don't ask Uncle Harry about his collection of antique binoculars unless you want to hear him expatiate on it for hours on end.See also: expatiate, onexpatiate on someone or somethingto say or write many words about someone or something. She expatiated endlessly on the evils of tobacco. I have heard you expatiate on Harry quite enough, thank you.See also: expatiate, onexpatiate
Related to expatiate: expatriate, inculcatedSynonyms for expatiateverb to express at greater length or in greater detailSynonyms- amplify
- develop
- dilate
- elaborate
- enlarge
- expand
- labor
Synonyms for expatiateverb add details, as to an account or ideaSynonyms- elaborate
- expound
- lucubrate
- flesh out
- dilate
- exposit
- enlarge
- expand
Related Words- clarify
- clear up
- elucidate
- detail
- exposit
- set forth
- expound
- illustrate
- instance
- exemplify
- particularise
- particularize
- specialise
- specialize
- specify
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