Both Uses of
dilate
in
Wuthering Heights
- He glanced over the back of the bench, dilating his nostrils, and thought as little of exchanging civilities with me as with my companion the cat.†
p. 20.9 *dilating = becoming wider
- She supported him calmly, in appearance; and he fixed on her features his raised eyes that seemed dilating with ecstasy.†
p. 206.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(dilate as in: dilated eyes) become wider (bigger)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, dilate can mean to add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.