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dilate — v. (formal) (d; intr.) ( to speak or write in detail ) to dilate on, upon (to dilate upon a subject) * * * [daɪ leɪt] upon (to dilate upon a subject) (formal) (d; intr.) ( to speak or write in detail ) to dilate on … Combinatory dictionary
dilate on/upon — [phrasal verb] dilate on/upon (something) formal : to talk about (a subject) for a long time We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief. • • • Main Entry: ↑dilate … Useful english dictionary
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 differre… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dilate — Di*late , v. i. 1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions. [1913 Webster] His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilate — [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… … English World dictionary
dilate — 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]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dilate — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dilate — [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 …
dilate — di•late [[t]daɪˈleɪt, dɪ , ˈdaɪ leɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to make wider or larger; expand: to dilate the pupils of the eyes[/ex] 2) archaic to describe or develop at length 3) to spread out; expand 4) to speak or write at length; expatiate… … From formal English to slang
dilate — v 1. enlarge, make larger, increase; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, prolong, protract. 2. expand, extend, spread, outspread, spread out, branch out; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, dome; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
