All dilate synonyms
di·late
D d verb dilate
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- inflate — deflate
- broaden — When something broadens, it becomes wider.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- spin off — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- widen — Make or become wider.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
adjective dilate
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- oversized — of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
- bagger — A bagger is a person whose job is to put customers' purchases into bags at a supermarket or other store.
- pop out — a short, quick, explosive sound.
- oversize — of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
- bug out — to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat
- bloater — a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured