dilates
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dilates verb
- To enlarge; to make bigger.“The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.”
- To become wider or larger; to expand.“His heart dilates and glories in his strength.”
- 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).
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enlargeexpandelaborateflesh outexpoundexpatiatedistendcervixexpandsoesophagusdilatationdilatancydilatationsdilatatordilationdilatant
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