Dilate
41dilate — I. v. a. Expand, extend, enlarge, widen, distend, swell. II. v. n. 1. Expand, widen, be distended. 2. Expatiate, descant, enlarge, dwell, be diffuse, be prolix, launch out, branch out, spin a long yarn, beat about the bush …
42dilate — verb 1) her nostrils dilated Syn: enlarge, widen, expand, distend Ant: contract 2) Diane dilated on the joys of her married life Syn: expatiate, expound, enlarge …
43dilate — v 1. enlarge, make larger, increase; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, prolong, protract. 2. expand, extend, spread, outspread, spread out, branch out; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, dome; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten …
44dilate — di·late …
45dilate — [daɪˈleɪt] verb [I] if part of your body dilates, it becomes bigger and wider dilation [daɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
46dilate — Ho onui, hō olopū; enene (as nostrils) …
47dilate — To widen or enlarge an opening or hollow structure beyond its usual size, such as the pupil of the eye or a blood vessel …
48dilate — [14] Latin lātus meant ‘wide’ (it probably came from an earlier *stlātos, represented in Church Slavonic stilati ‘spread out’, and has given English latitude). It was used with the prefix dis ‘apart’ to form the verb dīlātāre ‘expand, extend’,… …
49dilate — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become wider or larger (esp. of an opening in the body) (dilated pupils). 2 intr. (often foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length. Derivatives: dilatable adj. dilation n. Etymology: ME f. OF dilater f. L dilatare… …
50Light Pupil Dilate — Background information Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA Genres Post pu …
