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The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it.
Marcel Proust

Meaning of "dilate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DILATE

From Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DILATE

dilate  [daɪˈleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DILATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dilate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dilate in English.

WHAT DOES DILATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dilate in the English dictionary

The definition of dilate in the dictionary is to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger. Other definition of dilate is to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DILATE

PRESENT

Present
I dilate
you dilate
he/she/it dilates
we dilate
you dilate
they dilate
Present continuous
I am dilating
you are dilating
he/she/it is dilating
we are dilating
you are dilating
they are dilating
Present perfect
I have dilated
you have dilated
he/she/it has dilated
we have dilated
you have dilated
they have dilated
Present perfect continuous
I have been dilating
you have been dilating
he/she/it has been dilating
we have been dilating
you have been dilating
they have been dilating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dilated
you dilated
he/she/it dilated
we dilated
you dilated
they dilated
Past continuous
I was dilating
you were dilating
he/she/it was dilating
we were dilating
you were dilating
they were dilating
Past perfect
I had dilated
you had dilated
he/she/it had dilated
we had dilated
you had dilated
they had dilated
Past perfect continuous
I had been dilating
you had been dilating
he/she/it had been dilating
we had been dilating
you had been dilating
they had been dilating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dilate
you will dilate
he/she/it will dilate
we will dilate
you will dilate
they will dilate
Future continuous
I will be dilating
you will be dilating
he/she/it will be dilating
we will be dilating
you will be dilating
they will be dilating
Future perfect
I will have dilated
you will have dilated
he/she/it will have dilated
we will have dilated
you will have dilated
they will have dilated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dilating
you will have been dilating
he/she/it will have been dilating
we will have been dilating
you will have been dilating
they will have been dilating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dilate
you would dilate
he/she/it would dilate
we would dilate
you would dilate
they would dilate
Conditional continuous
I would be dilating
you would be dilating
he/she/it would be dilating
we would be dilating
you would be dilating
they would be dilating
Conditional perfect
I would have dilate
you would have dilate
he/she/it would have dilate
we would have dilate
you would have dilate
they would have dilate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dilating
you would have been dilating
he/she/it would have been dilating
we would have been dilating
you would have been dilating
they would have been dilating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dilate
we let´s dilate
you dilate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dilate
Past participle
dilated
Present Participle
dilating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DILATE


ablate
æbˈleɪt
belate
bɪˈleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
collate
kɒˈleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
delate
dɪˈleɪt
elate
ɪˈleɪt
fellate
fɛˈleɪt
interrelate
ˌɪntərɪˈleɪt
late
leɪt
misrelate
ˌmɪsrɪˈleɪt
mistranslate
ˈmɪstrænzˈleɪt
overlate
ˌəʊvəˈleɪt
plate
pleɪt
relate
rɪˈleɪt
retranslate
ˌriːtrænsˈleɪt
slate
sleɪt
solate
sɒˈleɪt
translate
trænsˈleɪt
ustulate
ˌʌstjʊˈleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DILATE

dilatability
dilatable
dilatableness
dilatably
dilatancy
dilatant
dilatation
dilatational
dilatator
dilater
dilation
dilation and curettage
dilative
dilatometer
dilatometric
dilatometrically
dilatometry
dilator
dilatorily
dilatoriness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DILATE

annihilate
anthranilate
assimilate
bombilate
chocolate
deoppilate
depilate
disassimilate
dissimilate
epilate
hyperventilate
invigilate
jubilate
mutilate
obnubilate
oppilate
Pilate
pixilate
sibilate
strobilate
ventilate

Synonyms and antonyms of dilate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DILATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dilate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dilate

Translation of «dilate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DILATE

Find out the translation of dilate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dilate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dilate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

张大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dilatar
570 millions of speakers

English

dilate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौड़ा करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمدد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расширяются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dilatar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবিস্তারে বলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se dilater
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melebarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich weiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拡張させる/拡張する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팽창하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dilate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nở ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தளர்த்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पसरवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genişlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dilatare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozszerzają
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розширюються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dilata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαστέλλονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dilatera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Utvid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dilate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DILATE»

The term «dilate» is regularly used and occupies the 57.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DILATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dilate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dilate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dilate

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DILATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dilate.
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Marcel Proust
The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DILATE»

Discover the use of dilate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dilate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction
The uterine cervix is a complex organ that works under neural, hormonal, and myogenic influences and is amazingly able to dilate during parturition. A brief review of the anatomy is necessary before we explore the different scenarios that the ...
Juan C. Samper, Jonathan F. Pycock, A. O. McKinnon, 2007
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Image Analysis: Methods and Applications, Second Edition
In 3-D, one can instead imagine a spherical structuring element being rolled over the entire inner surface of a 3-D binary object, the center of which traces a 3-D surface which is the 3-D dilation. open = OPEN(J, B) = DILATE [ERODE(J, B), ...
Donat P. Hader, 2000
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Communicating Affection: Interpersonal Behavior and Social ...
The ANS also regulates pupil dilation and contraction. Normal pupils can dilate to approximately 8 to 9 mm, can contract to approximately 1.5 mm, and can react to stimuli in a fifth of a second (Guyton, 1977). Pupil dilation and contraction are ...
Kory Floyd, 2006
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
F. dilatant, < L. dilatan(t-)s, ppr. of dilatare, dilate: see dilate, t\] L a. Dilating; relating to dilatancy, or to a substance possessing this property. The most striking evidence of dilatancy is obtained from the fact that, since dilatant material cannot  ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1906
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A Dictionnary of the English Language
But ye thereby much greater glory gate, Than had ye sotted with a prince's peer; For now your light doth more itself dilate, by contraction and dilatatian, that you can hardly conceive or Halder. the parts are And in my darkness greater doth ...
Samuel Johnson, 1773
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
F. dilatant, < L. dilatan(i-)s, ppr. of dilatare, dilate: see dilate, r.] I. a. Dilating; relating to dilatancy, or to a substance possessing this property. The most striking evidence of dilatancy is obtained from the fact that, since dilatant material cannot  ...
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The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia
dilate 'II. Figuratively: 1. A swelling or expanding of the spirits. “All these are the effects of the dilatation and coming rlorth of the spirits into the outward parts."— Bacon.l\'atural History. 2. The act of dilating or enlarging upon any sub'ect. J “ What ...
Charles Morris, Robert Hunter, 1900
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Collected Papers
2.47 Pupils equal, J dilated: stimulate (l)=epileptoid convulsions; both dilate to nearly j. 2.52 Stimulate (2) = eyes straight forward — dilate. 2.53 Pupils equal, £ : stimulate (l)=pupils dilate to J, then eyes straight. 2.54 Pupils J: stimulate (3)= ...
University College, London. Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, 1902
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
F. dilatant, < L. dilata-n(t-I)s, p r. of dilatarc, dilate: see dilate, v.] , a. ilating; relating to dilatancy, or to a substance possessing this property. The most striking evidence of dilatancy is obtained from tiie fact that, since dilatant material cannot  ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1911
10
Spiral and Multislice Computed Tomography of the Body
Application Display goal Technique Bone removal CTA Automated bone removal or Chest wall Pulmonary vessels Cutting (rubber sheet): include all except chest wall Abdomen Abdominal vessels Mark bone (RC/WS > 180 HU), dilate bone ...
Mathias Prokop, Michael Galanski, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DILATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dilate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fueling your body for performance - BikeRadar
Your blood vessels dilate, which further decreases your relative blood volume – a phenomenon known as relative hypovolemia. This drops ... «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
2
Gateway's Herman ready to get back to athletic activities | TribLIVE
Herman says he feels a lot better, but his vision is still blurry in the eye when necessary drops dilate his pupil. Some double vision, he said, ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
3 must-have weapon-mounted lasers for your tactical toolbox
It also offers a distinct tactical advantage. Imagine a flashlight and laser an enemy cannot see. In dim to dark lighting, the pupils dilate and struggle to collect all ... «Police News, Jul 15»
4
America's Got Talent 10 - Live Blog and Recap - Auditions 7 (VIDEO)
-Patrick trained for over a decade to strengthen his esophagus and dilate his stomach, and over the course of his career, he notably ate five ... «Rickey.org, Jul 15»
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Striking research hints at popular incorrect notion about …
The standing belief in the medical community has been that smooth muscle cells, which help blood vessels contract and dilate, were thought to ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
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7 reasons why chocolate is scientifically good for you - Health …
Flavanols found in cocoa beans aid the production of nitric oxide, which stimulates blood vessels to dilate. The top fifth of chocolate-eaters in ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Jean Nouvel's Je Ne Sais Quoi: 5 Facts From a New Feature
... an ahead-of-its time design featuring a mechanized screen with apertures that dilate based on the amount of light hitting the building, Nouvel ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
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Seven Chemo Pro Tips
This helped my veins to dilate, and become nice and visible to the people starting the IV. 4) Distractions I foolishly showed up for my 10 a.m. ... «Curetoday.com, Jul 15»
9
Matilda, The Cat From Another Planet!
The feisty furball was born with a condition that makes her pupils dilate to the size of asteroids, and cover the rest of her eyes. But her unique ... «The National Enquirer, Jul 15»
10
You Need To Know: 8 Amazing Health Benefits Of Kissing
Kissing helps to dilate your blood vessels, making the blood flow in a good, solid fashion and getting to all your vital organs, which may help ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»

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