All 3 Uses of
dilate
in
The Ramayana
- (784) He spoke: the younger chieftain heard, His soul to vigorous effort stirred, And stood before their joyous eyes Dilated in gigantic size.†
Book 4dilated = wider than normal (bigger); or became wider
- Then, as a cloud in rain-time grows His form, dilating, swelled and rose.†
Book 5 *dilating = becoming wider
- As round his tail the bands they drew His mighty form dilating grew Vast as the flame that bursts on high Where trees are old and grass is dry.†
Book 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(dilate as in: dilated eyes) become wider (bigger)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, dilate can mean to add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.