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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 orupon ).
dilate
/ ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃən, ˌdɪ-, daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-, daɪˈleɪtɪv, 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
Other Word Forms
- dilatability noun
- dilatable adjective
- nondilatability noun
- nondilatable adjective
- overdilate verb
- redilate verb
- self-dilated adjective
- subdilated adjective
- undilatable adjective
- undilated adjective
- undilating adjective
- 徱ˈپDz noun
- ˌ徱ˈٲپDzԲ adjective
- 徱ˈٲ adjective
- 徱ˌٲˈٲ noun
- dilative adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dilate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I have been in lunch rooms where women are in labor, dilated, and trying to work until the very last minute because they don’t have enough days.”
The active ingredient in Rush and other poppers is alkyl nitrite, a chemical that instantly dilates blood vessels when inhaled, producing a brief but intense feeling of euphoria.
After a heart scan, Joey said clinicians diagnosed him with steroid-induced dilated cardiomyopathy - a condition that causes the heart to enlarge and weaken, making it difficult to pump blood.
Importantly, the researchers also developed a polygenic risk score to assess a person's likelihood of developing dilated cardiomyopathy based on the many small effects of these genes.
The fetus was on the verge of coming out, its head pressed against her dilated cervix; she was 17 weeks pregnant and a miscarriage was “in progress,” doctors noted in hospital records.
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