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dilate

verb as in stretch, widen

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Example Sentences

This will make your pupils dilate, making you more attractive.

Kettlewell used to dilate on the great sacrificial feast of charity.

Another room had been added to the cabin—and the fragrant smell of cedar made her nostrils dilate.

In that September morning his soul seemed to dilate with every breath he drew.

Little need to dilate on the situation as it appeared to Mrs Iver!

Frequently the nerves dilate the blood vessels of the skin, thus helping the sweat glands to secrete, by giving them more blood.

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On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dilate, such as: expound, amplify, augment, broaden, develop, and distend.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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