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expatiate - Dictionary definition and meaning for expatiate

EXPATIATE

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

    "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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

    “his nostrils dilated”, “the enlarged photograph of her grandparents hung on the wall”, “the lungs expand when air is inhaled”, “ she began to expatiate upon the recent political developments”, “he expounded, at great length, his vi -added by nsrees

    “he expounded, at great length, his views on the subject to this students”, “ she will need to flesh out the image of the "caring boss" she presented to her staff in the meeting” -added by nsrees

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for expatiate

  • (Tag: Hindi) expatiate - ex + pati (husband in hindi) + ate - your ex husband ate your brain talking some nonsense tried to convince you to remarry him, means he talked at length.

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  • (Tag: tamil) pati means grandma who usually tells loads of advice and speak continously without stopping. if she starts talking it ll go for hours.so expatiate is talking for long time

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  • (Tag: )  expatiate.....sounds like expect....and you expect every writer to clarify the meaning or the intent of his written essays..or stories....

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  • (Tag: Global)  get a word PATI.. means husband.. a lady talks in length about her husband when she is newly married..

    added by sanchit    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Think of an expatriate sitting in a cafe writing on and on ... "The expatriate expatiated about his sexual exploits in Paris."

    added by bugmenot    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Expatiate = Ex (previous) + Pati (husband) + ate; Previous husband ate everything give the description of everything

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  • (Tag: ) expatiate - ex-spatiate i.e expand and talk or write.

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  • (Tag: ) To explain in great detail.

    added by Marise    editEdit Mnemonic

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