Dilates vs Dilatest - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between dilates and dilatest

is that dilates is third-person singular of dilate while dilatest is archaic second-person singular of dilate.

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(dilat)

To enlarge; to make bigger.

The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.

To become wider or larger; to expand.

His heart dilates and glories in his strength.

(ambitransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".

* Shakespeare

Do me the favour to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them and thee till now.

* Crabbe

But still on their ancient joys dilate .

* dilatability * dilatable * dilation * dilative

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(archaic) (dilate)