expatiates
Goes on lengthily
Expatiates means to speak or write at length, elaborating extensively on a subject.
The word suggests expansive, sometimes wandering discourse: He expatiates on his favorite topic whenever given the chance.
Often carries a hint that the speaker is going on longer than necessary.
Explain at length
- elucidateTo make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- developCause gradual growth
unfold · discourse · enlarge · dilate · clarify · illustrate · explain · articulate
Excessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
diffuse · discursive · voluble · circumlocutory · periphrastic · pleonastic · overwrought · belabor
expound
Explain at length
develop · unfold · discourse · enlarge · dilate · clarify · illustrate · explain · articulate · interpret
prolix
Excessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- garrulousTediously long-winded
loquacious · diffuse · discursive · voluble · circumlocutory · periphrastic · pleonastic · overwrought · belabor · drone on
digress
Stray from the topic
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- meanderTo travel without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
stray · diverge · deviate · lose the thread · veer · roam · beat around the bush
expatiatesabbreviates
Shortens a word
summarizes · condenses · truncates · compresses · abridges