"dilate" meaning in English

See dilate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /daɪˈleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilate.wav [UK] Forms: dilate [canonical], dilates [third-person, singular], dilated [past], dilated [past, participle], dilating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dilat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an opening dilates, it becomes bigger in all directions at once.
    Sense id: simple-dilate-en-verb--xqA1bAp
     
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          "text": "Heat will cause the blood vessels to dilate."
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