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dilate

/daɪ'leɪt/

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verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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Similar:

elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

type of:
clear up elucidate clarify
verb
become wider
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"His pupils were dilated"

Similar:

distend

type of:
widen

Examples of dilate

"His pupils were dilated"