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Meanings of dilate in English

Portuguese
elaborar
Spanish
exponer

Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

    elaborar
    Portuguese
    dilatar
    Catalan
    dilatar

    Become wider.

          dilatar
          Usage of dilate in English
          1
          He proceeded to dilate upon the importance of the uniformity of screws.
          James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
          2
          You and I need not dilate as to the conduct of others.
          Doctor Thorne
          3
          I ask for only ten minutes, in order to dilate the hydrogen.
          Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa...
          4
          Pole had plaintively attempted to dilate on the virtues of Martha Chump.
          Sandra Belloni — Volume 1
          5
          Her eyes dilate, her hands clasp her neck in a convulsive clutch.
          Against the Grain
          6
          These data suggest that ANP may dilate the cardiac chambers in humans.
          Pubmed
          7
          There are some projects that captains of industry dilate upon with pride.
          The Rainy Day Railroad War
          8
          He gave her something to force her to dilate and was gone.
          Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
          9
          She looked at him, and her eyes seemed to dilate with joy.
          The Golden Dog
          10
          These are three, upon which I dilate for a moment or two.
          Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter...
          11
          He was surprised to see her eyes dilate, then glow with fire.
          The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
          12
          Pupils dilate in tired blue irises, and she licks dry lips, fixated.
          Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
          13
          Her breath caught in her throat, and he watched her eyes dilate.
          The Plains of Passage
          14
          The juice when dropped into the eye will dilate the pupil.
          Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
          15
          Instead, he had me dilate on the bliss and the agony of loving.
          The Rise of David Levinsky
          16
          It's a brief reflexive motion, rapidly controlled, but her pupils dilate.
          The Rhesus Chart
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          Translations for dilate
          Spanish
          exponer
          Dilate through the time
          Dilate across language varieties
          United Kingdom
          Common
          United States of America
          Common