Dictionary
di•late
Pronunciation: (dī-lāt', di-, dī'lāt), [key]
—v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
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v.t.
1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
2. Archaic.to describe or develop at length.
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v.i.
1. to spread out; expand.
2. to speak or write at length; expatiate (often fol. by
on or
upon).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.