Meaning of expatiate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪkˈspeɪʃiˌeɪt/

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1. Verb

   expatiate

   Etymology

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

   Definitions

   1. add details, as to an account or idea

   Examples

   • « clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing »
   • « She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation »

   Antonyms

   • abridge
   • foreshorten
   • abbreviate
   • shorten
   • cut
   • contract
   • reduce