Английский Этимологический словарь - dilate
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Dilate
dilate
- 14c., from O.Fr. dilater, from L. dilatare "make wider, enlarge," from dis- "apart" + latus "wide."
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~ v if a part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider (dilated pupils) - dilation n (pupil dilation during sexual arousal) dilate on/upon sth phr v formal to speak or write a lot about something (He dilated upon their piety and heroism.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(dilates, dilating, dilated) When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light... Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain. = enlarge VERB: V, V n • dilated His eyes seemed slightly dilated. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; dilating) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ~r, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, from dis- + latus wide — more at latitude Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic to describe or set forth at length or in detail 2. to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent ; distend, widen intransitive verb 1. to comment at length ; discourse — usually used with on or upon 2. to become wide ; swell the pupil of the eye ~s and contracts Synonyms: see expand • dilatability noun • dilatable adjective • dilator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become wider or larger (esp. of an opening in the body) (dilated pupils). 2 intr. (often foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length. Derivatives dilatable adj. dilation n. Etymology: ME f. OF dilater f. L dilatare spread out (as DI-(2), latus wide) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. расширять, растягивать, увеличивать 2. расширяться, растягиваться, увеличиваться 3. книж. распространяться to dilate on (upon) smth. —- пространно рассуждать о чем-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) расширять(ся); with dilated eyes - с широко раскрытыми глазами 2) распространяться; to dilate upon smth. - пространно говорить о чем-л. Syn: see swell ...Англо-русский словарь
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