Crossword clues for expatiated
expatiated
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To range at large, or without restraint.
Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies.
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To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
--Addison.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: expatiate)
Usage examples of "expatiated".
I have expatiated on the personal anecdotes which mark the character of the Mogul hero.
In the sideshow, Fitzfarris delightedly expatiated at length to the jossers on the fact of Princess Brunhilde's pregnancy, and—in a hushed and awful voice—invited them to speculate on what the offspring of a giantess and the horrible Kostchei might look like when it arrived.