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dilate > 2 senses
VERB1dilate, distendBecome wider
2dilate, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expoundAdd details, as to an account or idea
dilate > pronunciation
Soundsdayley't
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
dilate > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome wider.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"His pupils were dilated"
Synonymsdistend
Broaderwiden
Nounsdilator; dilation, dilatation; dilatation; dilator; dilator
dilate > verb 2, communication
MeaningAdd details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymselaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound
Contraryabridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Broaderclarify, clear up, elucidate
Narrowerdetail; set forth, expound, exposit; exemplify, illustrate, instance; specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
Nounsdilation

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