dilate

di·late  (d-lt, dlt)

v. di·lat·ed, di·lat·ing, di·lates

v.tr.

To make wider or larger; cause to expand.

v.intr.

1. To become wider or larger; expand.

2. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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[Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dltre, to enlarge : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + ltus, wide.]

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di·lata·bili·ty n.

di·lata·ble adj.

di·lata·bly adv.

di·lative adj.

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt dɪ-]

vb

1. (Medicine) 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

[from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide]

dilatable  adj

dilatability , dilatableness n

dilation , dilatation [ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃən ˌdɪ-] n

dilatational  adj

dilative  [daɪˈleɪtɪv dɪ-] adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dilate - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" distend widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
	2.	dilate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" detail - provide details for exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons" illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example of particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"

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dilate

verb enlarge, extend, stretch, expand, swell, widen, broaden, puff out, distend The pupils dilate to let in more light.
contract, narrow, shrink, compress, constrict

Translations

dilate [daɪˈleɪt]

A. VI

1. [veins, pupils, cervix] → dilatarse

2. (frm) (= expatiate) to dilate (up)on sth → explayarse sobre algo

B. VT → dilatar
her pupils were dilated → tenía las pupilas dilatadas

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dilate [dɪˈleɪt daɪˈleɪt]

vt [+ pupils, blood vessel, cervix] → dilater

vi [pupils, blood vessel, cervix] → se dilater

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dilate

vt → weiten, dehnen; dilated pupils → erweiterte Pupillen pl

vi → sich weiten, sich dehnen; (pupils) → sich erweitern; to dilate (up)on (= talk at length) → sich verbreiten über (+acc)

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt]

1. vi (pupils, eyes, cervix) → dilatarsi

2. vt → dilatare

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt]

1. vi (pupils, eyes, cervix) → dilatarsi

2. vt → dilatare

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dilate

v dilate [daiˈleit]

to make or become larger The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate. vergroot يَتَوَسَّع разширявам rozšířit (se) udvide sig; udspile erweitern διαστέλλω, διαστέλλομαι dilatar(se) laiendama, laienema فراخ شدن؛ گشاد شدن laajentua (se) dilater לְהַרחִיב आयतन प्रसार करना proširiti (ki)tágul membesar víkka, stækka dilatare, dilatarsi 広げる 팽창시키다 iš(si)plėsti ieplest; izplest; izplesties membeliakkan (doen) uitzetten utvide (seg), forstørre(s), utbre seg rozszerzać się dilatar(-se) a se dilata расширять(ся) rozšíríť sa razširiti se raširiti []vidga, vidga sig ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyü(t)mek 擴大；睜大 розширювати(ся) پھیلانا یا پھیلنا mở rộng 扩大；睁大