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di·late
(dī-lāt′, dī′lāt′)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.
[Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātāre, to enlarge : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lātus, wide.]
di·lat′a·bil′i·ty n.
di·lat′a·ble adj.
di·lat′a·bly adv.
di·la′tive 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
[C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide]
diˈlatable adj
diˌlataˈbility, diˈlatableness n
diˈlation, dilatation n
ˌdilaˈtational adj
dilative adj
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di•late
(daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-, ˈdaɪ leɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to make wider or larger; expand: to dilate the pupils of the eyes.
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; Middle English < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out]
di•lat′a•ble, adj.
di•lat`a•bil′i•ty, n.
di•la′tive, adj.
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di·late
(dī-lāt′, dī′lāt′) To widen or expand a body part: The pupils of the eye dilate in the dark.
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dilate
Past participle: dilated
Gerund: dilating
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| Verb | 1. | dilate - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" 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" clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" detail - provide details for 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
contract, narrow, shrink, compress, constrict
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dilate
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Translations
يَتَوَسَّع
rozšířit
udspile
dilatierenerweitern
kitágultágul
víkka, stækka
išsiplėsti
ieplestizplestizplesties
büyü mek
dilate
[daɪˈleɪt]A. VI
1. [veins, pupils, cervix] → dilatarse
2. (frm) (= expatiate) to dilate (up)on sth → explayarse sobre algo
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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
vi → sich weiten, sich dehnen; (pupils) → sich erweitern; to dilate (up)on (= talk at length) → sich verbreiten über (+acc)
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dilate
(daiˈleit) verb to make or become larger. The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.
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di·late
vt. dilatar, expandir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dilate
vt, vi dilatar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.