Both Uses of
dilate
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Marguerite's heart seemed all at once to stop beating; her eyes, large and dilated, had fastened on one of the newcomers, who, at this point, had taken a quick step forward towards Brogard.†
Chpt 24 *dilated = wider than normal (bigger); or became wider
- Then Marguerite, who had listened as in a trance, who felt she must be dreaming with that cool, magnetic moonlight overhead, heard again; and this time her heart stood still, her eyes large and dilated, looked round her, not daring to trust her other sense.†
Chpt 31
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.