Dilation: alternatives and connections

The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of…

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The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

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The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.

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To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by inc…

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To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by inc…

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Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…

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Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…

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Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

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