dilate 
dilate definition
di·late (dī′lāt′; dī lāt′, də-)
transitive verb dilated -·lat′ed, dilating -·lat′·ing
to make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch
Etymology: ME dilaten < L dilatare < dis-, apart + latus, wide: see lateral
intransitive verb
- to become wider or larger; swell
- to speak or write in detail (on or upon a subject)
Related Forms:
- dilatability di·lat′·abil′·ity noun
- dilatable di·lat′·able adjective
- dilative di·lat′·ive adjective
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