expatiate

expatiate is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To range at large, or without restraint. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To range at large, or without restraint.
2. intransitive verb. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
3. transitive verb. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
4. verb. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

   "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

   Synonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, expound, lucubrate

Synonyms

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, exposit, expound, lucubrate

Common word forms

expatiated, expatiater, expatiates, expatiating

Words from these letters

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