English-Finnish translations for dilate

• laajentaa
• laajentua
  Euroopan unioni laajentuu uudelleen.
• laajeta
  Metalli laajenee lämmössä.

Definition of dilate

• To enlarge; to make bigger
• To become wider or larger; to expand
• To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon
• To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina

Examples

• The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
• His heart dilates and glories in his strength.

Related words

• dilation
• dilatation
• vasodilation
• vasodilatation
• dilatory
• vasodilator
• bronchodilator
• dilatometer
• bronchodilators