dilate

Meaning

Verb

• To enlarge; to make bigger.
• To become wider or larger; to expand.
• 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).

Origin

• From Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from di- (variant of dis-) + lātus.