[di.late] vb di.lat.ed ; di.lat.ing [ME, fr. MF dilater, fr. L dilatare, lit., to spread wide, fr. dis- + latus wide--more at latitude] vt (14c) 1 archaic: to describe or set forth at length or in detail
2: to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent: distend, widen ~ vi 1: to comment at length: discourse--usu. used with on or upon
2: to become wide: swell syn see expand -- di.lat.abil.i.ty n -- di.lat.able adj -- di.la.tor n