dilate

English

/daɪˈleɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
  • (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
  • (ambitransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
  • (medicine) To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina).
  • (idiomatic) Expression of anger and contempt, specifically at transgender women.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French dilater derived from Latin dīlātō (I spread out) root from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (bear, endure, undergo, carry, ground, bottom, suffer, support).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*telh₂-

Gloss

bear, endure, undergo, carry, ground, bottom, suffer, support

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

熊

Emoji
🐨 🐻‍❄️

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