transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ˌlāt, dī-ˈ ]
verb
( di·lat·ed ; di·lat·ing )
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 describe or set forth at length or in detail
2. : to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent : distend , widen
intransitive verb
1. : to comment at length : discourse — usually used with on or upon
2. : to become wide : swell
the pupil of the eye dilate s and contracts
Synonyms: see expand
• di·lat·abil·i·ty (ˌ)dī-ˌlā-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• di·lat·able dī-ˈlā-tə-bəl, ˈdī-ˌ adjective
• di·la·tor dī-ˈlā-tər, ˈdī-ˌ noun