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dilate
[ dahy-leyt, dih-, dahy-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Archaic. to describe or develop at length.
verb (used without object)
- to spread out; expand.
- to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon ).
dilate
/ dɪ-; daɪˈleɪtɪv; ˌdɪ-; ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃən; daɪˈleɪt; dɪ- /
verb
- to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger
the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark
- intr; often foll by on or upon to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge
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Derived Forms
- diˈlatable, adjective
- dilative, adjective
- diˌlataˈbility, noun
- diˈlation, noun
- ˌdilaˈtational, adjective
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Other Words From
- di·lata·bili·ty noun
- di·lata·ble adjective
- nondi·lata·bili·ty noun
- nondi·lata·ble adjective
- over·di·late verb overdilated overdilating
- redi·late verb redilated redilating
- self-di·lated adjective
- subdi·lated adjective
- undi·lata·ble adjective
- undi·lated adjective
- undi·lating adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dilate1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
This will make your pupils dilate, making you more attractive.
Kettlewell used to dilate on the great sacrificial feast of charity.
Another room had been added to the cabin—and the fragrant smell of cedar made her nostrils dilate.
In that September morning his soul seemed to dilate with every breath he drew.
Little need to dilate on the situation as it appeared to Mrs Iver!
Frequently the nerves dilate the blood vessels of the skin, thus helping the sweat glands to secrete, by giving them more blood.
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