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dilate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dilate /dʌɪˈleɪt, 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: from OFr. dilater, from L. dilatare ‘spread out’.

'dilate' also found in these Oxford entries:

balloon catheter - belladonna - flare - minoxidil - speculum

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