The Dilate function dilates the bright areas of the image over the less bright areas. If you wish to dilate the darker areas then convert the image to a negative of itself, apply the Dilate function, then convert the image back again by applying the negative conversion again.
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After Dilating by a radius of 5:
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After Dilating by a radius of 5:
Before:
After Dilating by a radius of 5:
Before:
After Dilating by a radius of 5:
Before:
After Dilating by a radius of 5: