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dilate - Dictionary definition and meaning for dilate

DILATE

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  • (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

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for dilate

  • (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: ) If you DIE LATE(die in a very old age) u expand(in weight sense)

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  • (Tag: ) DI (the) speakers KEPT ON SPEAKING, causing the function to go on untill LATE in the evening.

    added by findktk    editEdit Mnemonic

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