English verb: expatiate | |||
1. | expatiate (communication) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | ||
Samples | She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation. | ||
Examples | They expatiate that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | detail, exemplify, exposit, expound, illustrate, instance, particularise, particularize, set forth, specialise, specialize, specify | ||
Antonyms | abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut | ||