v. t. | 1. | To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; - opposed to |
2. | To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. | |
v. i. | 1. | To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. |
2. | To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; - with on or upon. | |
a. | 1. | Extensive; expanded. |
Verb | 1. | dilate - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" Synonyms: distend |
2. | dilate - 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" |