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expatiate

verb

ek-ˈspā-shē-ˌāt

Definition of expatiate

as in to speak

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment

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Recent Examples of expatiate There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024 With wit and elan to spare, Greene expatiates on the intrigue that ensues when David Sparsholt, an engineering student with a fiancée, Connie, and a plan to join the Royal Air Force, arrives at Oxford in 1940. — Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018 Alex Tizon’s essay can be read not simply as an attempt to confess a crime and expatiate his family’s guilt. — Jean M. Twenge, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2017

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Officers spoke with Cisneros for about four minutes, repeatedly ordering her to drop the knives, according to Tisch.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Bawahab, as well as community leaders and former employees, addressed the crowd with Bawahab speaking about Insight’s potential role in reopening West Suburban.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak

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Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecture

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Fleming by body camera footage, approached Parker, who was talking on his cellphone.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Maybe a family watches a favorite performer together, while nearby strangers start talking because someone forgot sunscreen and their friend packed enough for six people.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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