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dilate
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dilate
v.
expand, become wide; maker wider or larger, cause to expand
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Dilation
Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to:
Physiology or medicine
- Pupillary dilation, dilation of the pupil of the eye
- Cervical dilation, the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc.
- Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surgical removal of the contents of the uterus
- Dilation and evacuation, the dilation of the cervix and evacuation of the contents of the uterus
- Esophageal dilatation, a procedure for widening a narrowed esophagus
- Vasodilation, the widening of luminal diameter in blood vessels
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dilate
Verb
1. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
(synonym) distend
(hypernym) widen
(derivation) dilator
2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
(synonym) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound
(hypernym) clarify, clear up, elucidate
(hyponym) detail
(derivation) dilation
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dilaté
adj.
inflated, swollen, expanded
dilater
v.
dilate, expand; cause
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dilatar
v.
expand, distend; dilate; adjourn
