Extend vs Dilate - What's the difference?
extend | dilate |
To increase in extent.
To possess a certain extent.
To cause to increase in extent.
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
To straighten (a limb).
To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
(UK, legal) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
To enlarge; to make bigger.
To become wider or larger; to expand.
(ambitransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
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As verbs the difference between extend and dilate
is that extend is to increase in extent while dilate is .extend
English
Verb
(en verb)- to extend sympathy to the suffering
- to extend liquors
Synonyms
* enlarge * expand * increase * lengthen * stretch * widenDerived terms
* extendible (adjective) * extensible (adjective) * extensive (adjective) * extension * extentAnagrams
*dilate
English
Verb
(dilat)- The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
- His heart dilates and glories in his strength.
- Do me the favour to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them and thee till now.
- But still on their ancient joys dilate .