- 1. v. t. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. Source: opted
- 4. v. i. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon. Source: opted
- 5. a. Extensive; expanded. Source: opted
- 6. v. become wider Source: wordnet
- 7. v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing Source: wordnet
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