DILATE

(verb) become wider
"His pupils were dilated"
synonyms : distend
(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"
synonyms : elaborate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , exposit , expound , flesh out , lucubrate
“his nostrils dilated”, “the enlarged photograph of her grandparents hung on the wall”, “the lungs expand when air is inhaled”, “ she began to expatiate upon the recent political developments”, “he expounded, at great length, his vi -added by nsrees
“he expounded, at great length, his views on the subject to this students”, “ she will need to flesh out the image of the "caring boss" she presented to her staff in the meeting” -added by nsrees

Mnemonics for dilate

(Tag: global) If you DIE LATE(die in a very old age) u expand(in weight sense or in age sense)
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(Tag: hindi) When i ate from Dil se (more than enough) my stomach expanded.
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(Tag: ) wen your dil is eaten(ate) by someone,ie broken by someone.u tend to write big or lenghthy letters and speak lenghthy dialouges wen u remember her...lol..
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(Tag: Slang,Sex)
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(Tag: ) Dilate: Di(two)+Late:Just Imagine ur wife is pergnent and she is LATE in delivery bcoz she is going to deliver 2Twins(Di)by operning her pussy/vulva very larger/expand,because of two(Di) twins
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(Tag: ) DI (the) speakers KEPT ON SPEAKING, causing the function to go on untill LATE in the evening.
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(Tag: ) dilate- inflate -->so expand
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(Tag: Global) Sound like delay so when you delay to repay your loan it would become larger in amount.
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(Tag: ) do late for program.. program time expands
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