Kids.Net.Au - Thesaurus > Related Words: dilate

Thesaurus > Related Words: dilate

Words related to dilate

Related / Similar Words: distend, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound

Definition:

become wider; "His pupils were dilated";

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";

Hyponyms: detail, set forth, expound, exposit, exemplify, illustrate, instance, specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise

Derivational Morphology: distention, distension, dilatation, dilator, dilater, dilation, exponent, exposition, expounding, expansion, enlargement, elaboration, expanding upon, expatiation, lucubration, amplification

Anagrams: detail, tailed

Search Thesaurus

Search the meaning/definition of over one hundred thousand words!

Feature Word

Find words starting with:

A
B
C

D
E
F

G
H
I

J
K
L

M
N
O

P
Q
R

S
T
U

V
W
X

Y
Z