| Front | expatiate \ek-SPAY-shee-ayt\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb 1. To move about freely or at will: wander. 2. To speak or write at length or in detail. [From Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari (to wander or digress), from ex- (out) + spatiari (to walk about), from spatium (space).] "I spent part of the day of the debate watching a parade of talking heads expatiate endlessly on how dire was the need for Obama to go macho." - Joe Klein; Hit Her Again! Time (New York); Oct 31, 2007. |
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