Dilate Definition
dī-lāt, dīlāt
dilated, dilates, dilating
verb
dilated, dilates, dilating
To make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch.
Webster's New World
To become wider or larger; swell.
Webster's New World
To speak or write in detail (on or upon a subject)
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
Wiktionary
(intransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
Wiktionary
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Origin of Dilate
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Middle English dilaten from Old French dilater from Latin dīlātāre to enlarge dī-, dis- apart dis– lātus wide
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French dilater, from Latin dīlātō (“I spread out”), from di-, variant of dis- + latus (“wide”).
From Wiktionary
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