set forth vs dilate

set forth and dilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set forth	No	No	Yes	No
dilate	No	No	Yes	No

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

set forth: state
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 set forth include elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate.

set forth (verb)	dilate (verb)
state	become wider
depart for someplace	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing