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dilate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dilates; dilated; dilating
dilates; dilated; dilating
Learner's definition of DILATE
: to become larger or wider膨胀；扩大；扩张
[no object]
- The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate.这种药会使血管扩张。
- During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters.女性分娩时宫颈会扩张至约10厘米。
[+ object]
- The drug dilates the blood vessels.这种药会使血管扩张。
dilate on/upon
[phrasal verb] dilate on/upon (something) formal
: to talk about (a subject) for a long time详述；铺叙
- We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief.我们花了漫长的一个晚上听他详述减税的必要性。
dilated; dilating
Example Sentences
The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate. During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters. The drug dilates the blood vessels.
Recent Examples on the Web In hot temperatures, the vessels dilate and thus dissipate heat. 
Stella Marie Hombach, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 After the operation, Amy will need to use dilators for at least the first year to keep the vaginal canal open, with most patients needing to dilate once or twice a month for the rest of their lives. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Misoprostol is a prostaglandin – a compound that has hormone-like effects on the body – that helps soften and dilate the cervix to expel the pregnancy. Grace Shih, Chron, 27 July 2022 As your core temperature rises, neurons in your brain’s hypothalamus tell your peripheral blood vessels to dilate; this increases blood flow near the skin, where heat can dissipate through sweat. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 To send more blood to the skin’s surface, the heart beats faster and blood vessels dilate to accommodate more blood flow. Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Try a nasal strip, which uses external tension to dilate the nasal pathways. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person’s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person’s uterus. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 See More
Stella Marie Hombach, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 After the operation, Amy will need to use dilators for at least the first year to keep the vaginal canal open, with most patients needing to dilate once or twice a month for the rest of their lives. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Misoprostol is a prostaglandin – a compound that has hormone-like effects on the body – that helps soften and dilate the cervix to expel the pregnancy. Grace Shih, Chron, 27 July 2022 As your core temperature rises, neurons in your brain’s hypothalamus tell your peripheral blood vessels to dilate; this increases blood flow near the skin, where heat can dissipate through sweat. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 To send more blood to the skin’s surface, the heart beats faster and blood vessels dilate to accommodate more blood flow. Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Try a nasal strip, which uses external tension to dilate the nasal pathways. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person’s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person’s uterus. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French dilater, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, from dis- + latus wide — more at latitude
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of dilate was in the 14th century Phrases Containing dilate
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