Dilate | Mean of dilate in English Dictionary

/ˈdaɪˌleɪt/

• Verb
• to become larger or wider
1. The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate.
2. During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters.
3. The drug dilates the blood vessels.
• to talk about (a subject) for a long time
1. We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief.