Meaning of dilate in English
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Verb
dilateEtymology
late Middle English: from Old French dilater, from Latin dilatare‘spread out’, from di-‘apart’ + latus‘wide’Definitions
1. become widerExamples
- « His pupils were dilated »
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- 2. add details, as to an account or idea
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- « clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing »
- « She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation »
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Famous quotes
- « The time at our disposal each day is elastic the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it. » Marcel Proust