Dilate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|daɪˈleɪt|
Brit.
|daɪˈleɪt|
verb
- become wider (syn: distend)
His pupils were dilated
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (syn: elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, expound, lucubrate)Extra examples
The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate.
During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters.
The drug dilates the blood vessels.
The pupil has the property of contracting and dilating.
It is needless to dilate.
His pupils were dilated
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: dilate
he/she/it: dilates
present participle: dilating
past tense: dilated
past participle: dilated
I/you/we/they: dilate
he/she/it: dilates
present participle: dilating
past tense: dilated
past participle: dilated
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