[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.
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Expatiate
//ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt//
Synonyms for "expatiate" (40 found)
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Bulgarian
2 entries- блуждая verb (to range at large, or without restraint)
- разпространявам се verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
Dutch
1 entries- uitweiden verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
French
2 entries- appesentir sur quelque chose verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
- parler longuement verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
Greek
1 entries- μακρηγορώ verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
Hungarian
1 entries- fejteget verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
Persian
1 entries- شرح و بسط دادن verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
Russian
2 entries- разглаго́льствовать verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
- распространя́ться verb (to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
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To the pure mind of Isabella thought of no other had arisen; and it was far better that the generous romance of her young heart should expatiate on the rival in heaven, than for a moment dread a rival on earth, and therefore become subject to jealousy...
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Governor Bellingham, in a loose gown and easy cap,—such as elderly gentlemen loved to indue themselves with, in their domestic privacy,—walked foremost, and appeared to be showing off his estate, and expatiating on his projected improvements.
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Now, as the business of standing mast-heads, ashore or afloat, is a very ancient and interesting one, let us in some measure expatiate here.
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