dilate

Meaning of dilate

verb
  1. To enlarge; to make bigger.
    The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
  2. To become wider or larger; to expand.
    His heart dilates and glories in his strength.
  3. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
  4. To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina).
  5. (dismissal, 4chan) Expression of anger and contempt, specifically at transgender women.

Information about dilate

Hyphenation of dilate

di-late

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • dilate is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

dilate synonyms

Meaning distend:

distend

Meaning elaborate:

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, expand, expound

dilate antonyms

Meaning :

contract

Translation of dilate

Anagrams of dilate

detail, dietal, edital, tailed, Tilade

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