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OP It occurred to me to look up its etymology:
expatiate
SYLLABICATION: ex·pa·ti·ate
PRONUNCIATION: k-spsh-t
INTRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing, ex·pa·ti·ates
1. To speak or write at length: expatiated on the subject until everyone was bored. 2. To wander freely.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin expatir, expatit- : ex-, ex- + spatir, to spread (from spatium, space).
OTHER FORMS: ex·pati·ation —NOUN
An now I can guess etymology of "spatula", and "spatulate" (as in "spatulate fingertips".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted expatiate wwh 11/17/03 03:53 PM Re: expatiate Bingley 11/18/03 05:08 AM Re: expatiate Faldage 11/18/03 11:25 AM Re: expatiate dxb 11/18/03 03:14 PM Re: expatiate Capfka 12/08/03 05:47 PM Re: expatiate ElizaD 01/28/04 05:43 PM Re: expatiate Faldage 01/28/04 06:33 PM Re: expatiate wwh 01/28/04 06:49 PM Re: expatiate Faldage 01/28/04 07:05 PM Re: expatiate wwh 01/28/04 07:16 PM Re: expatiate ElizaD 01/29/04 03:19 PM Re: expatiate maverick 01/30/04 01:43 AM Re: expatiate Wordwind 01/30/04 09:37 PM Re: expatiate Zed 01/31/04 01:14 AM Re: expatiate ElizaD 01/31/04 05:21 AM Re: expatiate of troy 01/31/04 03:10 PM Re: expatiate ElizaD 01/31/04 08:40 PM Re: expatiate wwh 01/31/04 08:47 PM
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