dilate

Letters that make dilate

a, d, e, l, t, i are letters that make 'dilate'

Words within dilate

lat, la, te, at, late, il, IL, LA, Ate, At, La, Te are words within 'dilate'

Anagrams of dilate

detail, tailed are anagrams of 'dilate'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dilate

dilater, dilated, dilates are words created by adding a letter to 'dilate'


2 possible definitions for 'dilate'

Dilate as "add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing"

Under this definition, dilate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enlarge, expand, flesh out, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, expound, elaborate have the same meaning as 'dilate'

Antonyms

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, reduce, shorten, cut, contract have the opposite meaning of 'dilate'

dilate as a type

'dilate' can be a type of clarify, clear up, elucidate.

Types of dilate

specialize, exposit, expound, set forth, illustrate, particularize, particularise, detail, instance, specialise, specify, exemplify are types of 'dilate'.

Derivatives of dilate

amplification, lucubration, dilation, elaboration, enlargement, expansion, exponent, expository, expositive, expanding upon, exposition, expounding, expatiation are derivatives of 'dilate'.


Dilate as "become wider"

Under this definition, dilate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

distend has the same meaning as dilate

dilate as a type

'dilate' can be a type of widen.

Derivatives of dilate

dilator, dilater, dilatation, distention, distension, distensible, dilation are derivatives of 'dilate'.

Example of dilate used within this context

"His pupils were dilated"



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