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ALL meanings of dilate

di·late
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  • verb with object dilate to make wider or larger; cause to expand. 1
  • verb with object dilate Archaic. to describe or develop at length. 1
  • verb without object dilate to spread out; expand. 1
  • verb without object dilate to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon). 1
  • noun dilate Make or become wider, larger, or more open. 1
  • intransitive verb dilate pupil: open up 1
  • intransitive verb dilate cervix: open for childbirth 1
  • transitive verb dilate open up, make expand 1
  • verb dilate (Transitive Verb) To enlarge; to make bigger. 0
  • verb dilate (Intransitive Verb) To become wider or larger; to expand. 0
  • verb dilate (Transitive Verb) VI To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon". 0
  • verb dilate When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. 0
  • verb dilate to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger 0
  • verb dilate to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge 0
  • verb transitive dilate to make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch 0
  • intransitive verb dilate to become wider or larger; swell 0
  • intransitive verb dilate to speak or write in detail (on or upon a subject) 0
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