Dilate
11dilaté — Dilaté, [dilat]ée. part …
12dilate — [dī′lāt΄; dī lāt′, dəlāt′] vt. dilated, dilating [ME dilaten < L dilatare < dis , apart + latus, wide: see LATERAL] to make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch vi. 1. to become wider or larger; swell 2. to speak or write in… …
13Dilate — Infobox Album | Name = Dilate Type = studio Artist = Ani DiFranco Released = May 21, 1996 Recorded = December 1995 – January 1996 Genre = Indie rock Folk rock Length = 60:10 Label = Righteous Babe Producer = Ani DiFranco Reviews = *Slant Magazine …
14dilate — v. (formal) (d; intr.) ( to speak or write in detail ) to dilate on, upon (to dilate upon a subject) * * * [daɪ leɪt] upon (to dilate upon a subject) (formal) (d; intr.) ( to speak or write in detail ) to dilate on …
15dilate — verb Dilate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood vessel, ↑eye, ↑pupil Dilate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑artery, ↑blood vessel, ↑pupil …
16dilate — di|late [daıˈleıt] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: dilater, from Latin latus wide ] if a hollow part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider ≠ ↑contract ▪ dilated pupils >dilation [daıˈleıʃən] n [U]… …
17dilate — [[t]daɪle͟ɪt[/t]] dilates, dilating, dilated V ERG When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light... [V n]… …
18dilate — UK [daɪˈleɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dilate : present tense I/you/we/they dilate he/she/it dilates present participle dilating past tense dilated past participle dilated if part of your body dilates, it becomes bigger and wider… …
19dilate — verb /daɪˈleɪt/ a) To enlarge; to make bigger. The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better. b) To become wider or larger; to expand …
20Dilate — To stretch or enlarge. It comes from the Latin verb "dilatare" meaning "to enlarge or expand." * * * To perform or undergo dilation. * * * di·late dī lāt, dī . vb, di·lat·ed; di·lat·ing vt to enlarge, stretch, or cause to… …
