Definition of dilate

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of dilate is as below...

Dilate (v. i.) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.

Lern More About Dilate

Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. t.) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind..
Shieldtail :: Shieldtail (n.) Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated..
Trumpet-shaped :: Trumpet-shaped (a.) Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper..
Dilated :: Dilated (imp. & p. p.) of Dilat.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation..
Hemidactyl :: Hemidactyl (n.) Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath..
Dilatable :: Dilatable (a.) Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; -- opposed to contractible; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat..
Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. i.) To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
Receptacle :: Receptacle (n.) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.
Dilated :: Dilated (a.) Having the margin wide and spreading.
Infundibulum :: Infundibulum (n.) A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes..
Dilatator :: Dilatator (n.) A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.
Dilatedly :: Dilatedly (adv.) In a dilated manner.
Dilate :: Dilate (v. i.) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.
Expansive :: Expansive (a.) Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air..
Dilated :: Dilated (a.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages.
Navus :: Navus (n.) A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries..
Dilate :: Dilate (v. t.) To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely.
Dilatation :: Dilatation (n.) The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al/ sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
Dilated :: Dilated (a.) Expanded; enlarged.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us