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expatiate

ex·pa·tiate

UK/ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/ US/ɛkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/ uncommon obsolete rare

verb

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”
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From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).

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