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1Dilated — Dilate Di*late (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di = dis + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of… …
2Dilate — Di*late (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di = dis + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differre… …
3Dilated fundus examination — (DFE) is a diagnostic procedure that employs the use of mydriatic eye drops (such as tropicamide) to dilate or enlarge the pupil in order to obtain a better view of the fundus of the eye.[1] Once the pupil is dilated, examiners often use… …
4dilate — late 14c., from O.Fr. dilater, from L.L. dilatare make wider, enlarge, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + latus wide (see LATITUDE (Cf. latitude)). Related: Dilated; dilating …
5dilate — [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… …
6dilate — [[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]… …
7dilate — 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… …
8dilate — 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]… …
9dilate — verb (I, T) if a part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider: dilated pupils dilation /daI leISFn/ noun (U): pupil dilation during sexual arousal dilate on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) formal to speak or write a lot about… …
10dilate — [c]/daɪˈleɪt / (say duy layt), /də / (say duh ) verb (dilated, dilating) –verb (t) 1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand: *nose dilated to exhale the whole sky –rodney hall, 1987. –verb (i) 2. to spread out; expand. –phrase 3. dilate on (or …
