dilate

VERB /daɪ'leɪt/

6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

dilate is a valid 6-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2I1L1A1T1E1

2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21

MEANING

What does dilate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

SYNONYMS

ELABORATE ENLARGE EXPAND EXPATIATE EXPOSIT EXPOUND FLESH OUT LUCUBRATE

BROADER

CLEAR UP ELUCIDATE CLARIFY

NARROWER

EXPOSIT EXPOUND ILLUSTRATE PARTICULARISE PARTICULARIZE SET FORTH SPECIALISE SPECIALIZE

RELATED

2

Become wider.

“His pupils were dilated”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

RELATED

DILATATION DILATION DILATOR

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of dilate

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

DETAIL7 TAILED7

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