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[die-LAY-shan, di-LAY-shan] 
1. the act of expanding an aperture, or the state of being dilated; expansion
2. the act of expanding or the state of being expanded: "During winter, it is natural for any pipes that contain water to experience some dilation."
Origin:
Approximately 1598; 'Dilate' was adapted from Late French, 'dilater', which was borrowed from Latin, 'dilatare': make wider. In Action:
"'I certainly think it's possible that I'll change my mind at some stage, and kill myself; I refuse to make any promises on that score to anyone,' he said. Andrew Solomon sat by a bed of tulips under an evening sky as blue as his eyes. Wide and oceanic in expression, part of which is dilation from drugs, part of which is his absorption in things, Mr. Solomon's eyes are those of a man continuously looking out to sea.
Howard Solomon, chairman of Forest Laboratories in New York, a pharmaceutical company valued at $12 billion, introduced antidepressants like Celexa, which now competes in sales with Prozac, because of a sudden urgency to help people like his son."
William Hamilton. 'At Home With Andrew Solomon: Showing the Demons the Door' The New York Times (May 17, 2001). | |
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