English to English
expatiate
(/I/k'sp/eI//S//i/,/eI/t
)
verb (v)
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing(verb.communication)Synonym:
dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
Antonym:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shortensource: wordnet30 - To range at large, or without restraint.(verb)source: webster1913
- To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.(verb)source: webster1913