Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Expatiate · Ex·pa·ti·ate · IPA /ɪkˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/ v. i. v. t. 01 v. i. To range at large, or without restraint. imp. & p. p. Expatiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expariating 1. To range at large, or without restraint. “Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies.” — Pope. 2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant. “He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.” — Addison. 02 v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. 1. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. “Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.” — Dryden.