expatiation

Variant of expatiate

intransitive verb expatiated, expatiating

  1. Archaic to roam or wander freely
  2. to speak or write in great detail; elaborate or enlarge (on or upon)

Origin: < L expatiatus, pp. of expatiari, exspatiari, to go out of one's course, wander < ex-, out + spatiari, to walk, roam < spatium, space

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