dilate

verb

di·late ˈdī-ˌlāt How to pronounce dilate (audio)

dī-ˈlāt

dilated; dilating

intransitive verb

: to become enlarged or widened

Kim's eyes dilated while the outdoor stadium rocked in celebration.

Ralph Wiley

… arterioles continually dilate and constrict.

Janet Raloff

also : to display or become affected by expansion or widening of a body part

The expectant mother was dilating slowly. [=The expectant mother's cervix was dilating slowly.]

: to become expanded in extent

Understandably, a tendency to philosophize dilated with old age.

Anthony Powell

Time dilates when you mentally hop continents.

Bret Wallach

: to comment at length : discourse

—usually used with on or upon

It's no small irony that a man who made a career out of dilating on failure should have ended up a success.

James AtlasHe dwells and dilates upon every highlight and lowlight … — The New Yorker

transitive verb

: to enlarge, widen, or cause to expand

Nitric oxide is a potent vasodilator that increases blood flow by dilating blood vessels.

Ruth MacPete

Inhalers, the standard treatment for asthma, relieve wheezing by delivering an agent that dilates the bronchioles …

Tony Dajer

Cocaine … increases the heart rate, raises the blood pressure and, in large doses, increases the body temperature and dilates the pupils of the eyes.

Craif Van Dyke and Robert Byck

: to expand in extent

dilate our cultural knowledge

Like millions of other urban youths in the 1960s, Tian got a chance to dilate his horizons when he was sent into the countryside during the Cultural Revolution to learn from the peasantry.

Lawrence Chua

archaic : to describe or set forth at length or in detail

Do me the favor to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them …

William Shakespeare

dilatability

(ˌ)dī-ˌlā-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce dilate (audio)

noun

dilatable

dī-ˈlā-tə-bəl How to pronounce dilate (audio)

ˈdī-ˌlā-

adjective

dilator

dī-ˈlā-tər How to pronounce dilate (audio)

ˈdī-ˌlā-

noun

Example Sentences

The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate. During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters. The drug dilates the blood vessels.

Recent Examples on the Web In hot temperatures, the vessels dilate and thus dissipate heat.

Stella Marie Hombach, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 After the operation, Amy will need to use dilators for at least the first year to keep the vaginal canal open, with most patients needing to dilate once or twice a month for the rest of their lives.

Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Misoprostol is a prostaglandin – a compound that has hormone-like effects on the body – that helps soften and dilate the cervix to expel the pregnancy.

Grace Shih, Chron, 27 July 2022 As your core temperature rises, neurons in your brain’s hypothalamus tell your peripheral blood vessels to dilate; this increases blood flow near the skin, where heat can dissipate through sweat.

Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 To send more blood to the skin’s surface, the heart beats faster and blood vessels dilate to accommodate more blood flow.

Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Try a nasal strip, which uses external tension to dilate the nasal pathways.

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person’s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person’s uterus.

Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye.

Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

dilates

verb

present tense third-person singular of dilate

as in distends

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distends
inflates
enlarges
increases
expands
augments
accelerates
swells
multiplies
amplifies
stokes
extends
escalates
lengthens
elongates
compounds
aggrandizes
hypes
boosts
prolongs
skyrockets
jumps
pumps up
intensifies
enhances
blows up
protracts
heightens
ups
stretches
spikes
builds up
magnifies
supersizes
booms
raises
develops
complements
adds (to)
draws out
reinforces
rachets (up)
strengthens
supplements
maximizes
ratchets (up)
bumps (up)
fleshes (out)
reenforces
beefs (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shortens
curtails
constricts
abridges
compresses
abbreviates
condenses
contracts
reduces
decreases
diminishes
lessens
lowers
retrenches
dwindles
downsizes
abates
subtracts (from)
cuts back
minifies
de-escalates

单词	dilates
释义	dilate verb di·late ˈdī-ˌlāt dī-ˈlāt dilated; dilating intransitive verb 1 a : to become enlarged or widened Kim's eyes dilated while the outdoor stadium rocked in celebration. Ralph Wiley … arterioles continually dilate and constrict. Janet Raloff also : to display or become affected by expansion or widening of a body part The expectant mother was dilating slowly. [=The expectant mother's cervix was dilating slowly.] b : to become expanded in extent Understandably, a tendency to philosophize dilated with old age. Anthony Powell Time dilates when you mentally hop continents. Bret Wallach 2 : to comment at length : discourse —usually used with on or upon It's no small irony that a man who made a career out of dilating on failure should have ended up a success. James AtlasHe dwells and dilates upon every highlight and lowlight … — The New Yorker transitive verb 1 a : to enlarge, widen, or cause to expand Nitric oxide is a potent vasodilator that increases blood flow by dilating blood vessels. Ruth MacPete Inhalers, the standard treatment for asthma, relieve wheezing by delivering an agent that dilates the bronchioles … Tony Dajer Cocaine … increases the heart rate, raises the blood pressure and, in large doses, increases the body temperature and dilates the pupils of the eyes. Craif Van Dyke and Robert Byck b : to expand in extent dilate our cultural knowledge Like millions of other urban youths in the 1960s, Tian got a chance to dilate his horizons when he was sent into the countryside during the Cultural Revolution to learn from the peasantry. Lawrence Chua 2 archaic : to describe or set forth at length or in detail Do me the favor to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them … William Shakespeare dilatability (ˌ)dī-ˌlā-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun dilatable dī-ˈlā-tə-bəl ˈdī-ˌlā- adjective dilator dī-ˈlā-tər ˈdī-ˌlā- noun Synonyms amplify develop elaborate (on) enlarge (on or upon) expand flesh (out) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate. During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters. The drug dilates the blood vessels. Recent Examples on the Web In hot temperatures, the vessels dilate and thus dissipate heat. Stella Marie Hombach, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 After the operation, Amy will need to use dilators for at least the first year to keep the vaginal canal open, with most patients needing to dilate once or twice a month for the rest of their lives. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Misoprostol is a prostaglandin – a compound that has hormone-like effects on the body – that helps soften and dilate the cervix to expel the pregnancy. Grace Shih, Chron, 27 July 2022 As your core temperature rises, neurons in your brain’s hypothalamus tell your peripheral blood vessels to dilate; this increases blood flow near the skin, where heat can dissipate through sweat. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 To send more blood to the skin’s surface, the heart beats faster and blood vessels dilate to accommodate more blood flow. Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Try a nasal strip, which uses external tension to dilate the nasal pathways. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person’s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person’s uterus. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Middle French dilater, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, from dis- + latus wide — more at latitude First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Phrases Containing dilate dilate on/upon dilate on/upon Kids Definition dilate verb di·late dī-ˈlāt dilated; dilating : to make or grow larger or wider Her pupils dilated in the dark. Medical Definition dilate verb di·late dī-ˈlāt ˈdī-ˌ dilated; dilating transitive verb : to enlarge, widen, or cause to expand dilate his pupils with atropine the drug dilates peripheral arteries intransitive verb : to become enlarged, expanded, or widened the cervix was dilating the pupils dilated dilates verb present tense third-person singular of dilate as in distends Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance distends inflates enlarges increases expands augments accelerates swells multiplies amplifies stokes extends escalates lengthens elongates compounds aggrandizes hypes boosts prolongs skyrockets jumps pumps up intensifies enhances blows up protracts heightens ups stretches spikes builds up magnifies supersizes booms raises develops complements adds (to) draws out reinforces rachets (up) strengthens supplements maximizes ratchets (up) bumps (up) fleshes (out) reenforces beefs (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms shortens curtails constricts abridges compresses abbreviates condenses contracts reduces decreases diminishes lessens lowers retrenches dwindles downsizes abates subtracts (from) cuts back minifies de-escalates See More
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dilate

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