Dilate
21dilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. expatiate, descant; stretch, distend, enlarge. See increase, expansion, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stretch, expand, enlarge, widen; see increase 1 , stretch 2 . See Synonym Study at expand …
22dilate on — speak or write at length on. → dilate …
23dilate — [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 …
24dilate — verb (I, T) if a part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider: dilated pupils dilation /daI leISFn/ noun (U): pupil dilation during sexual arousal dilate on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) formal to speak or write a lot about… …
25dilate — di•late [[t]daɪˈleɪt, dɪ , ˈdaɪ leɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to make wider or larger; expand: to dilate the pupils of the eyes[/ex] 2) archaic to describe or develop at length 3) to spread out; expand 4) to speak or write at length; expatiate… …
26dilate — [c]/daɪˈleɪt / (say duy layt), /də / (say duh ) verb (dilated, dilating) –verb (t) 1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand: *nose dilated to exhale the whole sky –rodney hall, 1987. –verb (i) 2. to spread out; expand. –phrase 3. dilate on (or …
27Dilate (musical project) — Dilate was an ambient solo project begun in 1996 by keyboard player Victor Wulf. Contents 1 History 2 Style 3 Discography 3.1 Studio Albums …
28dilate on/upon — [phrasal verb] dilate on/upon (something) formal : to talk about (a subject) for a long time We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief. • • • Main Entry: ↑dilate …
29Dilate (Bardo Pond album) — Dilate Studio album by Bardo Pond Released April 24, 2001 Genre …
30dilate upon — index comment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
