dilateverb [ I or T ]
uk/daɪˈleɪt/us/ˈdaɪ.leɪt/to (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open:
The pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases.
This drug will dilate the arteries.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enlarging and inflating
- balloon
- bloat
- blow
- blow sth up
- blow up
- broaden
- build (sb/sth) up
- deepen
- engorged
- enlarge
- expand
- flare
- fluff sth up
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnification
- puff
- scale sth up
- stretch
- widen
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Becoming bigger
Phrasal verb(s)
dilate on/upon sth