dilate: Meaning and Definition of

di•late

Pronunciation: (dī-lāt', di-, dī'lāt), [key]

— v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

—v.t.

to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
to describe or develop at length.

—v.i.

to spread out; expand.
to speak or write at length; expatiate (often fol. by on or upon).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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dilate (Thesaurus)

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