And without deigning to dilate upon the subject, he turned immediately about and, stepping swiftly before me, led the way into the passage named.
Dioscorides, Galen, Oribasius, and Paulus Ægineta, dilate upon the medicinal properties of the Lycium.
It is unnecessary (he adds) to dilateon its virtues, for a person experienced only in other collyria would scarcely credit the effects of this simple drug.
It forsakes the contracted sphere of the incidents to dilate itself over the past and the future, over distant times and nations, and general humanity, to deduce the grand results of life, and pronounce the lessons of wisdom.
These are three, upon which I dilate for a moment or two.
They seem so far to surpass anything that can be said concerning them, and they cover such immense fields of dim thought, that one may well be afraid lest one should spoil them by even attempting to dilate on them.
It is unnecessary to dilate on the importance of common needlework, and to this female accomplishment, so universally necessary, we shall principally confine our directions.
I have not time or room, my dear aunt, to dilate or tell you half I have to say.
But I will not I dilate upon it in a letter; I could talk of it for three hours to you and my aunt.
Soul and body I saw her dilate and expand till she was in absolute harmony with the awe and splendor that encompassed us.
Her breath came and went as she listened; the blood in her face flushed and paled; she trembled violently, and her whole frame seemed to dilate and strengthen and vibrate with the electric force of that subtlest temptation.
Sometimes the external opening of the vagina does not dilate enough to allow the passage of the child.
If it is held there, it causes the blood vessels todilate in order to be large enough to contain it.
As it presses against the mouth of the womb it causes it to dilate so as to allow the foetus to pass through into the vagina.
The bag of waters helps dilate the parts much easier than the foetus could do it alone.
It may be due to displacements, inflammations or tumors; it may be due to a contraction of the mouth of the womb which does not dilatesufficiently to allow the menstrual discharge to flow freely.
But not to dilate further on mere narrative, let me say that I have continued to use opium, for the most part habitually, from my last assumption of it up to the period of my admission into this Hospital.
I might dilate largely on this topic, but space and strength are alike lacking.
However, he knew scholars to be an unmannered species; and the doctor's learnedness would be a subject to dilate on.
The poet of the company within him claimed the word and was allowed by the others to dilate on Clotilde's likings, and the honeymoon or post-honeymoon amusements to be provided for her in Pyrenean valleys, and Parisian theatres and salons.
This Muscle serves to lift up the Larynx, as also to dilate the bottom of the Scutiformis, and to close its top.
The Breast hath fifty seven Muscles, that is to say, thirty that serve to dilate it, twenty six whose Office is to contract it, and the Diaphragm or Midriff, which partakes of both Actions.
The thirty which dilate the Breast are equally plac'd to the number of Fifteen, viz.
Of the six proper Muscles of the Nose, four serve to dilate it, being situated on the outside, and two to contract it, which are placed in the inside.
The third is the Cricoarytenoideus Lateralis, which proceeds from the side of the Cricoides within, and is fasten'd to the bottom and side of the Arytenoides, which it removes to dilate the Mouth of the Larynx.
On entering his study, however, he beheld a sight that caused his eyes to dilate with astonishment.
He laughed the gay, ringing laugh of the daredevil French soldier; he seemed to expand and dilate with satisfaction.
This square inserted between the eyelid will dilate the pupil.
A piece of lint, or compressed sponge, used to dilate openings, wounds, &c.
The preparation of the above compound, like that of the citrates, has formed a fertile subject during some years for pharmaceutical amateurs to dilate upon.
Her diminutive frame seemed to dilate and straighten with the energy of her prayer.
What noble emotions dilate the mortal as he enters into the counsels of the creation, and feels by knowledge the privilege to BE!
I seem to partake its rapid transformations: the active enchantment reaches my dust, and I dilate and conspire with the morning wind.
We might also dilate upon China grass, which is manufactured in the East into delicate fabrics.
The warriors of ancient times went to the field in coats-of-mail, and both Homer and Virgil dilate upon the exquisite carving of the shield.
There are two things upon which it would seem fitting to dilate somewhat more largely in this place,--the Yankee character and the Yankee dialect.
The letter which St. Peter sent to King Pepin in the year of grace 755 I would place in a class by itself, as also the letters of candidates, concerning which I shall dilate more fully in a note at the end of the following poem.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dilate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
