Roman women would dilate their pupils with belladonna because they believed this made them more attractive. Eye doctors still use belladonna during eye exams.
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Dilate
//daɪˈleɪt//
Synonyms for "dilate" (92 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
59 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- разпростирам се verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- разтварям verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- разширявам verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- разширявам се verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Catalan
2 entries- dilatar verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- dilatar-se verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Danish
4 entries- forstørre verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- svulme verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- udspile verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- udvide verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Dutch
2 entries- dilateren verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- uitzetten verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Finnish
3 entries- laajentaa verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- laajentua verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- laajeta verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
French
2 entries- dilater verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- se dilater verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Galician
2 entries- dilatar verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- dilatarse verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
German
4 entries- ausdehnen verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- dehnen verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- dehnen verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- dilatieren verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Hungarian
4 entries- bő lére ereszt verb (to speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration)
- kinyújt verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- kitágul verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- kitágít verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Ido
1 entries- dilatar verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Italian
2 entries- dilatare verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- dilatarsi verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Polish
4 entries- rozszerzać verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- rozszerzać się verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- rozszerzyć verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- rozszerzyć się verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Portuguese
2 entries- dilatar verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- expandir verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Romanian
1 entries- dilata verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Russian
4 entries- расши́рить verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- расши́риться verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
- расширя́ть verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- расширя́ться verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Spanish
2 entries- dilatar verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
- dilatarse verb (to become wider or larger; to expand)
Turkish
1 entries- büyültmek verb (to enlarge; to make bigger)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I hate the drops doctors use to dilate my eyes for an eye exam.
Source: tatoeba (8978006)
The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
Source: wiktionary
His heart dilates and glories in his strength.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.