dilate

Verbs

(v) become wider
- His pupils were dilated
distend,
(v) 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
elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand,

Synonyms

distend elaborate expatiate expound lucubrate exposit flesh out enlarge expand

Antonyms

abbreviate abridge foreshorten shorten contract reduce cut

Words of close approximity

dilater