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Expatiate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To range at large, or without restraint. Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. Pope.
2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant. He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade. Addison.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. Dryden.