dilated

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dilate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  dilate 
 
  Sense  2 
  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  detail 
  =>  set  forth,  expound,  exposit 
  =>  exemplify,  illustrate,  instance 
  =>  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dilate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  dilate 
 
  Sense  2 
  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  detail 
  =>  set  forth,  expound,  exposit 
  =>  describe,  depict,  draw 
  =>  represent 
  =>  delineate 
  =>  sketch,  outline,  adumbrate 
  =>  block  out 
  =>  premise 
  =>  exemplify,  illustrate,  instance 
  =>  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  spell  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dilate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dilate 
 
  2  senses  of  dilate 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilate,  distend 
  =>  widen 
 
  Sense  2 
  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  clarify,  clear  up  elucidate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dilate 
 
  dilate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dilate 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilate,  distend 
  =>  widen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  clarify,  clear  up  elucidate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dilate 
 
  The  verb  dilate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  dilate,  distend  --  (become  wider;  "His  pupils  were  dilated") 
  2.  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate  --  (add  details,  as  to  an  account  or  idea;  clarify  the  meaning  of  "She  elaborated  on  the  main  ideas  in  her  dissertation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dilated 
 
  The  adj  dilated  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dilated  --  (made  wider  or  larger  in  all  dimensions;  "a  dilated  pupil") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dilated 
 
  1  sense  of  dilated 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilated 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  expanded)  ->  contracted 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dilated 
 
  1  sense  of  dilated 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilated 
  =>  expanded  (vs.  contracted) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dilated 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dilated 
 
  dilated  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dilated 
  dilated 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dilate 
 
  The  verb  dilate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  dilate,  distend  --  (become  wider;  "His  pupils  were  dilated") 
  2.  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate  --  (add  details,  as  to  an  account  or  idea;  clarify  the  meaning  of  "She  elaborated  on  the  main  ideas  in  her  dissertation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dilated 
 
  The  adj  dilated  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dilated  --  (made  wider  or  larger  in  all  dimensions;  "a  dilated  pupil") 

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