dilate
verb (used with object)
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
have dilated
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present perfectof dilate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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An estimated 750,000 people in the United States have dilated cardiomyopathy; about half of these cases are familial, according to the National Library of Medicine.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2016
She wasn’t having much pain, and that was typical of patients who have dilated aortas.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2012
Many of those who have already spoken, have dilated in glowing and set phrases on the perils which have menaced the republic.
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Henry William Herbert
Her personality seemed to have dilated with the flash of genius which Matravers himself had been amongst the first to recognize.
From Berenice by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
There I remained yet another fortnight; but since I have dilated upon my suffering there more than enough, I will say nothing further thereon.
From The MS. in a Red Box by John Arthur Hamilton
