expatiate
verb/ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).
- derived from expatior
Definitions
To write or speak at length
To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
- [H]e expatiated on the inconveniences of trade, that carried from us the commodities of our country, and made a parcel of upſtarts as rich as men of the moſt ancient families of England.
To range at large, or without restraint.
To expand
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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