to descant
- verb
- /dɪˈskænt/
- Formal
- He descanted on the history of the architecture for over an hour.
Examples
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The professor descanted upon the importance of ethical conduct in research.
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She often descants on her favorite novels during book club meetings.
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She loves to descant about her travels.
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The professor descants on philosophy during his lectures.
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During the lecture, the professor began to descant on the importance of environmental preservation.
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She loves to descant about her travels, sharing every detail of her adventures.
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At the conference, he chose to descant about the recent developments in renewable energy technology.
Synonyms
2
7.5
To talk or write for a long time about a subject
1
7.8
To speak or write for a long time about a topic
1
9.9
To talk or write for a long time about a subject
1
9.4
To talk for a long time about unimportant things
To speak or write at length about a subject in a formal way
To end a formal speech with a long, strong summary
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Lengthy
- Formal
1
9.9
- Formal
- Formal
20
7.3
∞
1.6
589
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Descant can also mean 'talk at length'; a helpful way to remember this is to think of 'singing' about a subject. The word moved from a long, elaborate singing idea to long, detailed speech, so to descant on something is to speak or write about it in a long, decorative way.