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11Dilate — To stretch or enlarge. It comes from the Latin verb "dilatare" meaning "to enlarge or expand." * * * To perform or undergo dilation. * * * di·late dī lāt, dī . vb, di·lat·ed; di·lat·ing vt to enlarge, stretch, or cause to… …
12dilate — [dʌɪ leɪt, dɪ ] verb 1》 make or become wider, larger, or more open: her eyes dilated with horror. 2》 (dilate on) speak or write at length on. Derivatives dilatable adjective dilation noun Origin ME …
13dilate — verb 1) her nostrils dilated Syn: enlarge, widen, expand, distend Ant: contract 2) Diane dilated on the joys of her married life Syn: expatiate, expound, enlarge …
14dilate — verb (dilated; dilating) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dilater, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, from dis + latus wide more at latitude Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic to …
15dilate — dilatability, n. dilatable, adj. /duy layt , di , duy layt/, v., dilated, dilating. v.t. 1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand. 2. Archaic. to describe or develop at length. v.i. 3. to spread out; expand. 4. to speak or write at length;… …
16dilate — di|late [ daı leıt ] verb intransitive if part of your body dilates, it becomes bigger and wider: dilated pupils ╾ di|la|tion [ daı leıʃn ] noun uncount …
17dilate — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become wider or larger (esp. of an opening in the body) (dilated pupils). 2 intr. (often foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length. Derivatives: dilatable adj. dilation n. Etymology: ME f. OF dilater f. L dilatare… …
18expansive — a. 1. Expanding, dilating, tending to expand or be expanded, to dilate or be dilated. 2. Diffusive, pervasive. 3. Wide reaching, comprehensive, wide embracing, far reaching, wide extending …
19Dilating — Dilate Di*late (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di = dis + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of… …
20cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …
