Expatiate
[ɪk'speɪʃɪeɪt;ek-]
Definition
(v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint.
(v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
(v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Edited by Lenore
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Rove at large, range at will, take a wide survey.[2]. Dilate, enlarge, descant, launch out.
Editor: Peter
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Amplify, enlarge, dilate
ANT:Contract, condense, epitomize, summarize
Checker: Salvatore
Definition
v.i. to range at large: to enlarge in discourse argument or writing.—n. Expatiā′tion act of expatiating or enlarging in discourse.—adjs. Expā′tiative Expā′tiatory expansive.—n. Expā′tiator.
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Examples
- I should then expatiate on the warmth of my love, and the depth of my devotion. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- When Miss Ophelia expatiated on Topsy's naughty, wicked conduct, the child looked perplexed and sorrowful, but said, sweetly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Tom's cabin was shut up for the present; but George expatiated brilliantly on ornaments and additions to be made to it when Tom came back. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He held in his hand a mass of his compound of sulphur and gum, upon which he was expatiating in his usual vehement manner, the company exhibiting the indifference to which he was accustomed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The auctioneer sees his advantage, and expatiates volubly in mingled French and English, and bids rise in rapid succession. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Checker: Lyman