dilate
dahy layt
- v become wider
His pupils were dilated - v add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- The cause is not marijuana but the fact that potheads have done their smoking in dimly lit rooms, where the pupils naturally dilate.
- The pupils of the viewer's eyes dilate, allowing infra-red radiation from the still uncovered crescent of the sun to focus on retinas.
- It causes capillaries and small arteries to dilate, thus lowering blood pressure and slowing the action of an overworking heart.