Definition of dilate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • dilate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • dilate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • dilate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of dilate


  • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. elaborate
    2. enlarge
    3. expand
    4. expatiate
    5. exposit
    6. expound
    7. flesh out
    8. lucubrate
  • become wider (verb)

    Examples

    1. His pupils were dilated

    Synonyms

    1. distend

See definition of dilate in Merriam Webster