dilate

Speech parts

1. dilate - Adjective

2. dilate - Verb

Meaning

To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.

To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely.

To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.

To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.

Extensive; expanded.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

enlarge distend expatiate expand elaborate amplify swell expound lucubrate flesh out exposit ramble increase open spread
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Antonyms

pollard lower cut deflate pleat reduce
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Hypernyms

clarify widen elucidate clear up

Hyponyms

instance detail specify illustrate specialize exemplify

Phrases with the word

to dilate

Derivatives

dilated Dilating

Anagrams

detail tailed atelid dietal

Examples

His pupils were dilated Source: Internet

She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation Source: Internet

At low doses, nitroglycerin will dilate veins more than arteries, thereby reducing preload ; this is thought to be its primary mechanism of action. Source: Internet

As labour progresses, the cervix becomes softer and shorter, begins to dilate, and rotates to face anteriorly. Source: Internet

Prostaglandins serve to dilate the afferent arteriole; by blocking this prostaglandin-mediated effect, particularly in renal failure, NSAIDs cause unopposed constriction of the afferent arteriole and decreased RPF (renal perfusion pressure). Source: Internet

That’s when the ACE2 molecule comes in: to counteract the effects of ACE, causing blood vessels to dilate and lowering blood pressure. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dilatative dilatator dilatatory dilated dilated cardiomyopathy dilated eye