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

dilating 1 of 2

adjective

as in dilated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dilated
ballooning
ventricose
turgescent
protuberant
expanded
bulging
swollen
distended
ballooned
blown up
tumescent
varicose
puffed
turgid
blown
tumid
varicosed
overinflated
bloated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deflated
collapsed
detumescent

dilating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dilate

as in distending

Synonyms & Similar Words

distending
enlarging
inflating
increasing
augmenting
swelling
expanding
accelerating
multiplying
amplifying
compounding
extending
lengthening
elongating
stoking
escalating
boosting
aggrandizing
upping
hyping
spiking
jumping
protracting
stretching
intensifying
prolonging
booming
skyrocketing
pumping up
enhancing
blowing up
heightening
developing
supplementing
building up
raising
supersizing
reinforcing
magnifying
complementing
drawing out
adding (to)
strengthening
racheting (up)
maximizing
bumping (up)
ratcheting (up)
reenforcing
fleshing (out)
beefing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shortening
contracting
curtailing
abridging
constricting
compressing
abbreviating
condensing
reducing
decreasing
diminishing
retrenching
lowering
lessening
dwindling
downsizing
abating
subtracting (from)
cutting back
minifying
de-escalating

单词	dilating
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 dilating 1 of 2 adjective as in dilated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dilated ballooning ventricose turgescent protuberant expanded bulging swollen distended ballooned blown up tumescent varicose puffed turgid blown tumid varicosed overinflated bloated Antonyms & Near Antonyms deflated collapsed detumescent dilating 2 of 2 verb present participle of dilate as in distending Synonyms & Similar Words distending enlarging inflating increasing augmenting swelling expanding accelerating multiplying amplifying compounding extending lengthening elongating stoking escalating boosting aggrandizing upping hyping spiking jumping protracting stretching intensifying prolonging booming skyrocketing pumping up enhancing blowing up heightening developing supplementing building up raising supersizing reinforcing magnifying complementing drawing out adding (to) strengthening racheting (up) maximizing bumping (up) ratcheting (up) reenforcing fleshing (out) beefing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms shortening contracting curtailing abridging constricting compressing abbreviating condensing reducing decreasing diminishing retrenching lowering lessening dwindling downsizing abating subtracting (from) cutting back minifying de-escalating See More
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