expatiated

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expatiated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     1. To range at large, or without restraint.
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              Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.
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     2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in
        argument or discussion; to descant.
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              He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.
                                                    --Addison.
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