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Expatiate Ek Spay Shee Ayt Verb Move Freely Wander Speak Write

Expatiate means to move about freely or at will, or to speak or write at length.

Expatiate significa moverse libremente o hablar o escribir extensamente.

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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