单词 | dilate |
释义 | dilate —dilatability, n. —dilatable, adj. /duy layt", di-, duy"layt/, v. , dilated, dilating. v.t. 1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand. 2. Archaic. to describe or develop at length. v.i. 3. to spread out; expand. 4. to speak or write at length; expatiate (often fol. by on or upon). [1350-1400; ME dilaten < MF dilater, L dilatare to spread out, equiv. to di- DI-2 + lat(us) broad + -are inf. suffix] Syn. 1. See expand. |
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