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expatiate

/ɪkˈspeɪʃiˌeɪt/

Translations

expatiateverb

expatiated

Past Simple

expatiated

Past Participle

expatiating

Gerund

/ɪkˈspeɪʃiˌeɪt/

s'étendreAu sens de parler ou écrire longuement, souvent sur un sujet précis.

The professor expatiated on the topic for over an hour.

Le professeur s'est longuement étendu sur le sujet pendant plus d'une heure.

Additional translations

errerSens archaïque.

Synonyms

expatiateverb

To speak or write at length or in detail.

The professor expatiated on the topic for over an hour, leaving no stone unturned.

(archaic) To move about freely or at will; to wander or roam extensively.

In his youth he would expatiate across the countryside for days on end.