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expatiate
verb
Reveal meaning and examples
To speak or write at length and in detail.
The guide liked to expatiate on the history of each doorway.
During rehearsal, Jo became digressive when a question about the screen led her into a long story about a train journey. The tutor invited her to expatiate on the design decision instead, since the audience needed a fuller explanation of why she grouped certain messages together.