1. dilate - verb
· become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
Synonym(s): distend
Hypernym(s): widen
2. dilate - verb
· add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Synonym(s): elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh_out, expand, expound
Hypernym(s): clarify, clear_up, elucidate
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