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expatiate

/ɪkˈspeɪʃieɪt/verb

उच्चारण इक्स्पेशिएट

विस्तार से कहना या लिखना

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    [I] ~ on/upon sth formal

    to write or speak in detail about a particular subject

    विस्तार से कहना या लिखना

    • He expatiated on the history of the fort.
    • The professor loved to expatiate on the beauty of Urdu poetry.
    • The guide began to expatiate on the symbolism of the carvings.
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    • She did not want to expatiate on her reasons for leaving.
    • Our uncle can expatiate for hours on cricket history.

    Synonyms elaborate on expand on dwell on enlarge on hold forth

    Opposite summarize abridge condense

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

elaborate on expand on dwell on enlarge on hold forth

Antonyms

summarize abridge condense

AaSpelling

ex·pa·ti·ate

?Which word?

Keep apart expatiate (speak at length) and expiate (make up for a wrong you have done: 'expiate a sin') and expatriate (a person living outside their own country).

Expatiate (विस्तार से बोलना), expiate (अपनी गलती का प्रायश्चित: 'expiate a sin') और expatriate (अपने देश से बाहर रहने वाला, प्रवासी) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the speak-at-length words together: expatiate, elaborate, expand on, hold forth (speak for a long time in a boring way), dilate on.

विस्तार से बोलने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: expatiate, elaborate, expand on, hold forth (उबाऊ ढंग से लंबा बोलना), dilate on।

§Grammar and usage

Expatiate on or upon sth.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: 'expatiate on' या 'upon sth'।