dilate on/upon sth
formal— phrasal verb with dilate uk/daɪˈleɪt/us/ˈdaɪ.leɪt/verb [ I or T ]
to write or speak about a subject for a long time:
He likes to dilate upon what he thinks is wrong with the world.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
- complicate
- depth
- detail
- dilate
- dumb
- dumb sth down
- expand
- expand on sth
- expansive
- expatiate
- flesh
- flesh sth out
- generalization
- predigested
- reductive
- simplify
- spec
- specification
- split
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