Verb: dilate 'dI,leyt or dI'leyt [N. Amer], dI'leyt [Brit]
- Become wider
"His pupils were dilated";
- distend
- Describe and explain in detail
"The professor expounded her new theory" ;"The professor dilated upon his new theory";
- elaborate, lucubrate [archaic], expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound
Derived forms: dilating, dilated, dilates
Type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate, widen
Encyclopedia: Dilate