| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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expatiate
to expand or enlarge in speaking or writing (with upon)
Unable to expatiate upon the announced theme, John digressed in order to achieve the required number of words.
Related English words: expatiation, expatiator
Latin root words: exspatior, exspatiari, exspatiatus sum - to deviate from the course, to wander; spatior, spatiari, spatiatus sum - to walk about
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