exemplify vs dilate

exemplify and dilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exemplify	No	No	Yes	No
dilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dilate is a hypernym of exemplify; that is, dilate is a word with a broader meaning than exemplify:

exemplify: clarify by giving an example of
dilate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Other hypernyms of exemplify include elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate.

exemplify (verb)	dilate (verb)
clarify by giving an example of	become wider
be typical of	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing