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View usage for: (daɪleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dilates, present participle dilating, past tense, past participle dilatedverbWhen things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light. [VERB] Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain. [VERB noun] Synonyms: enlarge, extend, stretch, expand More Synonyms of dilate dilated adjective His eyes seemed slightly dilated. dilate in British English (daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-) verb1. to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark 2. (intr; often foll by on or upon) to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge Derived forms dilatable (diˈlatable) adjective dilatability (diˌlataˈbility) or dilatableness (diˈlatableness) noun dilation (diˈlation) or dilatation (ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃən, ˌdɪ-) noun dilatational (ˌdilaˈtational) adjective dilative (daɪˈleɪtɪv, dɪ-) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide dilate in American English (ˈdaɪˌleɪt; daɪˈleɪt; dəˈleɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdiˌlated or ˈdiˌlating1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch verb intransitive2. to become wider or larger; swell 3. to speak or write in detail (on or upon a subject) SIMILAR WORDS: exˈpand Derived forms dilatability (diˌlataˈbility) noun dilatable (diˈlatable) adjective dilative (diˈlative) adjective Word origin ME dilaten < L dilatare < dis-, apart + latus, wide: see lateral Examples of 'dilate' in a sentencedilate British English: dilate VERB When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light. - American English: dilate
- Brazilian Portuguese: dilatar
- Chinese: 张大
- European Spanish: dilatar
- French: se dilater
- German: sich weiten
- Italian: dilatare
- Japanese: 拡張させる/拡張する
- Korean: 팽창하다
- European Portuguese: dilatar
- Latin American Spanish: dilatar
Definition to make or become wider or larger The pupils dilate to let in more light. Synonyms Opposites contract, narrow , shrink , compress, constrict phrasal verbSee dilate on somethingAdditional synonymsDefinition to make or become broad or broader The smile broadened to a grin. Synonyms widen, spread, extend, stretch, expand, enlarge, dilate, open out or up, become wider or broader Definition to expand by pressure from within The large intestine distends and fills with gas. Synonyms swell, stretch, expand, increase, widen, balloon, puff, enlarge, inflate, bulge, dilate, bloatDefinition to make or become greater in extent, size, or scope Water expands as it freezes. Synonyms get bigger, increase, grow, extend, swell, widen, blow up, wax, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, thicken, fill out, lengthen, fatten, dilate, become bigger, puff up, become larger, distend- digressive
- dilapidated
- dilapidation
- dilate
- dilate on something
- dilation
- dilatory
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