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spatiate, v.|ˈspeɪʃɪeɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of L. spatiārī, f. spatium space n.1]
intr. To walk about; to stroll, wander, range, or roam. Also fig.
1626Bacon Sylva §720 The Fixing of the Minde upon one Object of Cogitation, whereby it doth not spatiate and transcurre, as it useth. 1656in Blount Glossogr. a1711Ken Psyche Poet. Wks. 1721 IV. 299 The Soul in Vision seem'd from Flesh unloos'd To fly abroad, and spatiate unconfin'd. 1734Watts Reliq. Juv. (1789) 140 My spirit feels her freedom,..Exults and spatiates o'er a thousand scenes. 1846Blackw. Mag. LIX. 759 Give him room and opportunity..to spatiate for the good of digestion. 1889Jrnl. Archaeol. Inst. No. 181. 15 We can spatiate at peace and gather in a rich harvest of useful information.
Hence spatiˈation. rare—0.
1658Phillips, Spatiation, a walking at length, or in a large compasse. |