dilate
(verb)
verb
1. become wider
- His pupils were dilated
Similar word(s): distend
Definition categories: change, widen
2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Similar word(s): elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, lucubrate
Definition categories: communication, clarify, elucidate
Sentences with dilate as a verb:
- The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.