单词 | expatiate |
释义 | expatiate —expatiation, n. —expatiator, n. /ik spay"shee ayt'/, v.i. , expatiated, expatiating. 1. to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: to expatiate upon a theme. 2. Archaic. to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint. [1530-40; < L expatiatus ptp. of ex(s)patiari to wander, digress, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + spatiari to walk about, deriv. of spatium SPACE; see -ATE1] |
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