English > dilate: 2 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Synonyms | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound |
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| Narrower | detail | Provide details for |
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| exemplify, illustrate, instance | clarify by giving an example of |
| set forth, expound, exposit | state |
| specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise | Be specific about |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
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| Opposite | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
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| Spanish | ampliar, dilatarse, expandir, explicar, exponer, extenderse |
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| Catalan | ampliar, expandir |
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| Nouns | dilation | a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic |
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