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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•la•tion (dī lā′shən, di-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of dilating;
state of being dilated. - Mechanicsdilatation.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•late /daɪˈleɪt, ˈdaɪleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to (cause to) become wider, larger, or expanded: [no object]The cat's eyes dilated in the darkness.[~ + object]The medicine will dilate the blood vessels.
di•la•tion /daɪˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -lat-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•late (dī lāt′, di-, dī′lāt),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - to make wider or larger;
cause to expand. - [Archaic.]to describe or develop at length.
v.i. - to spread out;
expand. - to speak or write at length;
expatiate (often fol. by on or upon).
- Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent. to dī- di-2 + lāt(us) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
- Middle English dilaten 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See expand.
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