expatiate

Found in thesaurus: clear up, elucidate, clarify

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expatiate
v. describe in full, go into great detail

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Verbosity
Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing which uses more words than needed. A common example is "Despite the fact that" as a common replacement for "Although". Antonyms of verbosity include succinctnessconcisionlaconism, and plain language.

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expatiate

Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) elaborate, lucubrate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
(hypernym) clarify, clear up, elucidate
(hyponym) detail
(derivation) expatiation


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Expatiate
(v. t.)
To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
  
 
(v. i.)
To range at large, or without restraint.
  
 
(v. i.)
To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
  

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expatiate
n. v.
1. move at large
چلنا پھرنا, بے روک ٹوک پھرنا, کھلے بندوں پھرنا
2. enlarge in discourse or writing
تفصيل کرنا, تفصيل وار کہنا, بيان کرنا, بکھاننا, تشريح يا تفسير کرنا, مشرح بيان کرنا, مفصل لکھنا