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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Expatiate

· Ex·pa·ti·ate · IPA /ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/
01 v. i. To range at large, or without restraint.
imp. & p. p. Expatiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expariating
  1. 1.
    To range at large, or without restraint.
    “Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies.” Pope.
  2. 2.
    To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
    “He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.” Addison.
02 v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
  1. 1.
    To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
    “Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.” Dryden.