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BNC: 39317 COCA: 44653

expatiate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
expatiate /ɛkˈspeɪʃiˌeɪt/ verb
expatiates; expatiated; expatiating
expatiate
/ɛkˈspeɪʃiˌeɪt/
verb
expatiates; expatiated; expatiating
Learner's definition of EXPATIATE
[no object] formal
: to speak or write about something in a way that includes a lot of details or uses many words详述;细说;阐述usually + on or upon
BNC: 39317 COCA: 44653

expatiate

verb

ex·​pa·​ti·​ate ek-ˈspā-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce expatiate (audio)
expatiated; expatiating

intransitive verb

1
: to move about freely or at will : wander
2
: to speak or write at length or in detail
expatiating upon the value of the fabric Thomas Hardy

Did you know?

The Latin antecedent of "expatiate" is "exspatiari," which combines the prefix ex- ("out of") with "spatiari" ("to take a walk"), itself from "spatium" ("space" or "course"). Exspatiari means "to wander from a course" and, in the figurative sense, "to digress." But when English speakers began using "expatiate" in 1538, we took "wander" as simply "to move about freely." In a similar digression from the original Latin, we began using "expatiate" in a figurative sense of "to speak at length." That's the sense of the word most often used these days, usually in combination with "on" or "upon."

Example Sentences

the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment
Recent Examples on the Web With wit and elan to spare, Greene expatiates on the intrigue that ensues when David Sparsholt, an engineering student with a fiancée, Connie, and a plan to join the Royal Air Force, arrives at Oxford in 1940. Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + spatium space, course

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of expatiate was circa 1552
BNC: 39317 COCA: 44653

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