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to vasodilate

to vasodilate

7.5
To make blood vessels wider so more blood can flow
  • verb
  • /ˌvæzoʊˈdaɪleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vasodilar
  • After exercising, your body can vasodilate to improve blood circulation to your muscles.

When you get out of the warm bath or the shower, you have once again vasodilated at the surface of your skin.

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Examples

  • Jogging will also help you in vasodilating your cerebral arteries, so more oxygen will enter your brain.

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  • Chris, I'm going to go vasodilate my hands and feet in a hot bath, honey.

  • When you get out of the warm bath or the shower, you have once again vasodilated at the surface of your skin.

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  • Drinking warm tea may help your blood vessels vasodilate, allowing for better blood flow.

  • Heat can cause your blood vessels to vasodilate, which often leads to a feeling of warmth.

How Wide

to dilate
35 6.1
to vasodilate
  • Specialized
7.5
to constrict
30 5.6

Surface Forms

vasodilate infinitive
vasodilated past
vasodilated past participle
vasodilating present participle
vasodilates third person singular

Morphology

vasodilate = dilate (semi-transparent) = vaso + dilate

The verb is transparently formed as 'vaso-' + 'dilate', but 'vaso-' is a technical medical combining form (not familiar to average B1 learners).

Etymology

Vasodilate is made of two clear parts: vaso- meaning 'vessel', like the English word 'vessel', and dilate meaning 'make wider'. So, to vasodilate is to make blood vessels wider to increase blood flow.