Do me the favor to dilate at full
What hath befallen of them and thee till now.
Shak.
Syn. -- To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify; expatiate.
Di*late", v. i. 1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.
His heart dilates and glories in his strength.
Addison.
2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.
But still on their ancient joys dilate.
Crabbe.
Di*late", a. Extensive; expanded. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Di*lat"ed, a. 1. Expanded; enlarged. Shak.