ex·pa·ti·ate (ĭk-spā′shē-āt′) intr.v. ex·pa·ti·at·ed ,
ex·pa·ti·at·ing ,
ex·pa·ti·ates 1. To speak or write at length: expatiated on the subject until everyone was bored.
2. To wander freely.
[Latin expatiārī , expatiāt- : ex- , ex- + spatiārī , to spread (from spatium , space ).]
ex·pa′ti·a′tion n.
expatiate (ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt ) vb (
intr )
1. (foll by: on or upon ) to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on)
2. rare to wander about
[C16: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about]
exˌpatiˈation n
exˈpatiˌator n
ex•pa•ti•ate (ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt) v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to elaborate: to expatiate upon a theme.
2. to move without restraint.
[1530–40; < Latin
expatiātus , past participle of
ex(s) patiārī to move beyond one's normal course =
ex- ex -
1 +
spatiārī to walk about]
ex•pa`ti•a′tion, n.
expatiate Past participle: expatiatedGerund: expatiatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative expatiate expatiate
Present I expatiate you expatiate he/she/it expatiates we expatiate you expatiate they expatiate
Preterite I expatiated you expatiated he/she/it expatiated we expatiated you expatiated they expatiated
Present Continuous I am expatiating you are expatiating he/she/it is expatiating we are expatiating you are expatiating they are expatiating
Present Perfect I have expatiated you have expatiated he/she/it has expatiated we have expatiated you have expatiated they have expatiated
Past Continuous I was expatiating you were expatiating he/she/it was expatiating we were expatiating you were expatiating they were expatiating
Past Perfect I had expatiated you had expatiated he/she/it had expatiated we had expatiated you had expatiated they had expatiated
Future I will expatiate you will expatiate he/she/it will expatiate we will expatiate you will expatiate they will expatiate
Future Perfect I will have expatiated you will have expatiated he/she/it will have expatiated we will have expatiated you will have expatiated they will have expatiated
Future Continuous I will be expatiating you will be expatiating he/she/it will be expatiating we will be expatiating you will be expatiating they will be expatiating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been expatiating you have been expatiating he/she/it has been expatiating we have been expatiating you have been expatiating they have been expatiating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been expatiating you will have been expatiating he/she/it will have been expatiating we will have been expatiating you will have been expatiating they will have been expatiating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been expatiating you had been expatiating he/she/it had been expatiating we had been expatiating you had been expatiating they had been expatiating
Conditional I would expatiate you would expatiate he/she/it would expatiate we would expatiate you would expatiate they would expatiate
Past Conditional I would have expatiated you would have expatiated he/she/it would have expatiated we would have expatiated you would have expatiated they would have expatiated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. expatiate - 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"
expatiate verb To express at greater length or in greater detail:
Translations
expatiate [ɪksˈpeɪʃɪˌeɪt] vi (
frm )
to expatiate on or upon →
dilungarsi (su)
