particularize vs dilate

particularize and dilate both are verbs.

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

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

particularize: be specific about
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 particularize include elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate.

particularize (verb)	dilate (verb)
be specific about	become wider
	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing