Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DI-LATE'
DI-LATE', v.i.
- To widen; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. His heart dilates and glories in his strength. – Addison.
- To speak largely and copiously; to dwell on in narration. An advocate may weaken his argument by dilating on trivial circumstances.
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