dilate
verb (used with object)
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
dilates
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present tense formof dilate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Their study, published Dec. 5 in the journal Cell, focuses on nitric oxide, a compound that dilates blood vessels, improves memory, fights infection and stimulates the release of hormones, among other functions.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
Adenosine is a by-product of energy metabolism, but it also acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter—a chemical messenger that affects brain cells and dilates blood vessels.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
While mifepristone blocks progesterone, a hormone needed to support pregnancy, misoprostol contracts and dilates the cervix to expel the embryo.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
The drug also dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
At the edge of the rectangle, a thin slit of light dilates wider.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
