expatiateverb [ I ]
uk/ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/us/ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/formal disapprovingto speak or write about something in great detail or for a long time:
She expatiated on/upon her work for the duration of the meal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
- complicate
- depth
- detail
- dilate
- dilate on/upon sth
- dumb
- enlarge on/upon sth
- expand
- expand on sth
- expansive
- flesh
- flesh sth out
- generalization
- predigested
- reductive
- simplify
- spec
- specification
- split
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