expatiate

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).

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Synonyms

elaborate, lucubrate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

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