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expatiate vi. 詳述,細說 詳述,細說 expatiate v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; " She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [ synonym: { elaborate}, { lucubrate}, { expatiate}, { exposit}, { enlarge}, { flesh out}, { expand}, { expound}, { dilate}] [ ant: { abbreviate}, { abridge}, { contract}, { cut}, { foreshorten}, { reduce}, { shorten}] Expatiate \ Ex* pa" ti* ate\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Expatiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Expariating}.] [ L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, p. p. of expatiari, exspatiari, to expatiate; ex out spatiari to walk about spread out, fr. spatium space. See { Space}.] 1. To range at large, or without restraint. [ 1913 Webster] Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant. [ 1913 Webster] He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster]
Expatiate \ Ex* pa" ti* ate\, v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. [ 1913 Webster] Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 26 Moby Thesaurus words for " expatiate": amplify, descant, detail, develop, dilate, discuss, dissert, dissertate, elaborate, enlarge, enlarge upon, evolve, expand, explicate, narrate, particularize, ramble, recite, recount, rehearse, rehearse in extenso, relate, relate at large, sermonize, unfold, work out
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