di·late  (dī-lāt', dī'lāt')  v. di·lat·ed, di·lat·ing, di·lates v. tr. To make wider or larger; cause to expand. v. intr.
[Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātāre, to enlarge : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lātus, wide.] di·lat'a·bil'i·ty n., di·lat'a·ble adj., di·lat'a·bly adv., di·la'tive adj. |