Definition of dilates

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• dilates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• dilates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• dilates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of dilates

• 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 dilates in Merriam Webster