dilate

intransitive-verb
UK: /daɪˈleɪt/
US: /ˈdaɪleɪt/

  1. To become wider, larger, or more open.

    1. The pupil of her eye dilates in the dark.
    2. The company plans to dilate its operations into new markets.

  2. To speak or write at length; to expatiate.

    1. He tends to dilate on topics he finds interesting.
    2. The author dilates upon the historical context of the novel.

Synonyms

expand amplify widen expatiate enlarge elaborate stretch
dilate transitive-verb

  1. To make something wider, larger, or more open.

    1. Doctors use eye drops to dilate the pupils.
    2. The heat caused the metal to dilate slightly.
dilate adjective

  1. Having been widened or expanded.

    1. The doctor examined the patient's dilated pupils.
    2. She had dilated veins due to the heat.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dilate" in English means: To become wider, larger, or more open., To speak or write at length; to expatiate..

The phonetic transcription of "dilate" is /daɪˈleɪt/ in British English and /ˈdaɪleɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "dilate": expand, amplify, widen, expatiate, enlarge, elaborate, stretch.

Example usage of "dilate": "The pupil of her eye dilates in the dark.". More examples on the page.