dilate
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di·late
(dī-lāt', dī'lāt') 
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.tr.
To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
v.intr.
dilatable di·lat'a·ble adj.
dilatably di·lat'a·bly adv.
dilative di·la'tive adj.
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.tr.
To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
v.intr.
- To become wider or larger; expand.
- To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
[Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātāre, to enlarge : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lātus, wide.]
dilatability di·lat'a·bil'i·ty n.dilatable di·lat'a·ble adj.
dilatably di·lat'a·bly adv.
dilative di·la'tive adj.
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dilate
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Definition: stretch, widen
Antonyms: compress, constrict, contract, lessen, reduce
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IN BRIEF: To make larger in all directions.
The doctor gave me eye drops that made my pupils dilate.
Tutor's tip: Don't "delude" (to deceive someone or one's self) yourself - those eye drops will not "dilate" (to expand; to widen) your pupils or "dilute" (to water down or to weaken) your tears.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udvide, udspile
v. intr. - udvides, udspiles, udbrede sig, behandle grundigt
Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) verwijden, (doen) uitzetten, zich ontsluiten
Français (French)
v. tr. - dilater, faire dilater
v. intr. - se dilater
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich ausdehnen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαστέλλω/-ομαι, διευρύνω/-ομαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - dilatar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dilatarse
v. intr. - dilatarse, expandir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utvidga, breda ut sig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使扩大, 使膨胀, 扩大, 膨胀, 详述
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使擴大, 使膨脹
v. intr. - 擴大, 膨脹, 詳述
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 확장 시키다
v. intr. - 확장하다, 자세히 설명하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يصف بإسهاب, يمدد أو يوسع كثيرا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הרחיב, פער
v. intr. - התרחב
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