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dilating definition
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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 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")
dilating definition
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