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dilate

verb

/daɪˈleɪt/

Meaning

To make wider, larger, or more open.

The doctor used drops to dilate the patient's pupils.

dilate on

expand, enlarge, widen, open

contract, shrink, compress

dilate pupils, dilate blood vessels, dilate on a subject

to get or acquire something

to deliver a religious or moral talk, often in a church setting

to depend on or trust someone or something

to make something by putting materials together; to construct

To give off bubbles of gas; to show excitement, liveliness, or enthusiasm.

to collect, arrange, and combine in order