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dilate

UK
/daɪˈleɪt/
US
/daɪˈleɪt/
dilateverb
dilated
Past Simple
dilated
Past Participle
dilating
ing-form
UK
/daɪˈleɪt/
US
/daɪˈleɪt/
Translations
dilaterSens médical et général : rendre plus large ou plus ouvert.
The doctor used eye drops to dilate the patient's pupils for the examination.
Le médecin a utilisé des gouttes pour dilater les pupilles du patient en vue de l'examen.
développerSens figuré : parler ou écrire longuement sur un sujet.
The professor began to dilate on the topic of ancient civilizations during the lecture.
Le professeur a commencé à développer le sujet des civilisations anciennes pendant le cours.
Additional translations
élargirEmploi plus général ; peut exprimer l'idée d'agrandir ou d'ouvrir davantage.
Definitions
To make or become wider, larger, or more open.
The doctor used eye drops to dilate the patient's pupils for the examination.
To speak or write at length on a subject.
The professor began to dilate on the topic of ancient civilizations during the lecture.
Synonyms
enlarge
expand
amplify
stretch
broaden
widen
Antonyms
contract
dilatepast participle
UK
/daɪˈleɪt/
US
/ˈdaɪˌleɪt/
Archaic/literary use meaning ‘expanded, widened’; occasionally functions attributively.
Translations
dilatéEmploi anatomique ou descriptif ; au féminin : dilatée.
The cavern opened into a dilate chamber filled with glittering crystals.
La caverne débouchait sur une chambre dilatée remplie de cristaux étincelants.
Definitions
Expanded or widened; dilated.
The cavern opened into a dilate chamber filled with glittering crystals.
Synonyms
swollen
engorged
expanded-out
stretched
inflated
opened
dilated
expanded
enlarged
widened
distended
broadened
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