All 3 Uses of
dilate
in
Gone with the Wind
- Scarlett wanted to slap her again for this helpful information but Melanie opened wide, dilated eyes and whispered: "Dear—are the Yankees coming?"†
Chpt 3.22 *dilated = wider than normal (bigger); or became wider
- Melanie looked and her eyes dilated.†
Chpt 3.26
- Her face went whiter and her brown eyes dilated enormously.†
Chpt 3.30
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.