SAT vocabulary
Expatiate
To speak or write at length or in detail.
Example
"The professor would often expatiate on the intricacies of classical literature, much to the delight of his students."
Etymology
From Latin expatiari 'to wander, roam, spread out', from ex- 'out' + spatiari 'to walk about, spread out'.
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