What is to grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison called?
dilate — To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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