What is the meaning of dilate?

Become wider.
- usage: "His pupils were dilated"
- synonyms: distend
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
- usage: "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound

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