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Definitions for Dilate
[1] to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
[2] Archaic . to describe or develop at length.
[3] to spread out; expand.
[4] to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon ).
[5] to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark
[6] (intr; often foll by on or upon) to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge
Words related to Dilate
expound, distend, prolong, develop, extend, augment, expatiate, swell, enlarge, lengthen, increase, protract, inflate, broaden, expand, amplify
Words nearby Dilate
dilatant, dilatate, dilatation, dilatation and curettage, dilatator, dilate, dilation, dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative
Origin of Dilate
1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us ) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
Words that may be confused with Dilate
Other words from Dilate
di·lat·a·bil·i·ty , noun
di·lat·a·ble , adjective
non·di·lat·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·di·lat·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·di·late , verb, o·ver·di·lat·ed, o·ver·di·lat·ing.
re·di·late , verb, re·di·lat·ed, re·di·lat·ing.
self-di·lat·ed , adjective
sub·di·lat·ed , adjective
un·di·lat·a·ble , adjective
un·di·lat·ed , adjective
un·di·lat·ing , adjective
Word origin for Dilate
C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide
Synonyms for Dilate
expound, amplify, augment, broaden, develop, distend, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, inflate, lengthen, prolong, protract, swell, be profuse, be prolix, puff out, spin off