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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

Verb

[-lating, -lated] to make or become wider or larger: her eyes dilated in the dark [Latin dilatare to spread out]

dilation
dilatation n

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 << OPPOSITE contract

Translations

dilate [daɪˈleɪt] vt → dilatar

vi → dilatarse

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt] vt → dilater

vi → se dilater

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt] vi → sich weiten

vt → weiten

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dilate [daɪˈleɪt] vt → dilatare

vi → dilatarsi

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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 laajentaa, laajentua (se) dilater לְהַרחִיב आयतन प्रसार करना proširiti (ki)tágul membesar víkka, stækka dilatare, dilatarsi 広げる 확장되다, 확장시키다 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