dilate
Use Dilate in a sentence
leɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
2.
Archaic. to describe or develop at length.
verb (used without object)
3.
to spread out; expand.
4.
to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon ).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
di·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
di·lat·a·ble, adjective
non·di·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·di·lat·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·di·late, verb, o·ver·di·lat·ed, o·ver·di·lat·ing.
re·di·late, verb, re·di·lat·ed, re·di·lat·ing.
self-di·lat·ed, adjective
sub·di·lat·ed, adjective
un·di·lat·a·ble, adjective
un·di·lat·ed, adjective
un·di·lat·ing, adjective
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World English Dictionary
dilate (daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger: the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide] | |
| di'latable | |
| —adj | |
| dilata'bility | |
| —n | |
| di'latableness | |
| —n | |
| di'lation | |
| —n | |
| dilatation | |
| —n | |
| dila'tational | |
| —adj | |
| dilative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
dilate
late 14c., from O.Fr. dilater, from L. dilatare "make wider, enlarge," from dis- "apart" + latus "wide" (see latitude). Related: Dilated.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dilate di·late (dī-lāt', dī'lāt')
v. di·lat·ed, di·lat·ing, di·lates
To make or become wider or larger.
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Example sentences
These medications help dilate the blood vessels, improving blood flow, reducing blood pressure and improving heart function.
They also excite the body's pain receptors and dilate blood vessels.
Histamine is produced by the human body to dilate blood vessels.
It sends out signals that dilate outer blood vessels and induce sweating, which results in heat loss.
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