DILATE

dilate, distend

(verb) become wider; “His pupils were dilated”

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

dilate (third-person singular simple present dilates, present participle dilating, simple past and past participle dilated)

(transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.

(intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.

Antonym: contract

(ambitransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".

(medicine, ambitransitive) To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina).

(idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, dismissal, 4chan) Expression of anger and contempt, specifically at transgender individuals.

Anagrams

• atelid, de-tail, detail, dietal, laited, tailed

Source: Wiktionary

Di*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilating.] Etym: [L. dilatare; either fr. di- = dis- + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see Latitude); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differre to separate (see Delay, Tolerate, Differ, and cf. Dilatory): cf. F. dilater.]

1. 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.

2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. [R.] Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and thee till now. Shak.

Syn.

– To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify; expatiate.

Di*late", v. i.

1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison.

2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge;

– with on or upon. But still on their ancient joys dilate. Crabbe.

Di*late", a.

Definition: Extensive; expanded. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition