DILATE


Meaning of DILATE in English

— dilatability , n. — dilatable , adj.

/duy layt", di-, duy"layt/ , v. , dilated, dilating .

v.t.

1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand.

2. Archaic. to describe or develop at length.

v.i.

3. to spread out; expand.

4. to speak or write at length; expatiate (often fol. by on or upon ).

[ 1350-1400; ME dilaten dilater, L dilatare to spread out, equiv. to di- DI- 2 + lat ( us ) broad + -are inf. suffix ]

Syn. 1. See expand .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .