dilate
Verb
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Become wider (synset 200306318)
"His pupils were dilated"is a type of: widen - become broader or wider or more extensivesame as: distend
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Add details, as to an account or idea;
Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (synset 200957633)"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"subtypes:- detail - provide details for
- exposit, expound, set forth - state
- exemplify, illustrate, instance - clarify by giving an example of
- particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about
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