expatiate

4 antonyms for expatiate — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To speak or write about something in great detail.

Synonyms by Meaning

To speak or write about something in great detail.

““It can't fly,” he expatiated. “It can move forward only by hopping.””

enlarge elaborate lucubrate expound dilate expand exposit

Opposites

condense summarize abbreviate

To grow larger or spread out.

Opposites

contract condense

condense summarize abbreviate contract

Comes from the participle stem of Latin expatior, made up of ex- and spatior (“walk about”).

contract expand elaborate enlarge summarize abbreviate condense dilate expound lucubrate