#dilate

[shrillyellyeah]

Ani Difranco's "Dilate" is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[the-based-brit]

Are you the pan people are transphobic dude

[tinyreviews]

Tiny Curiosity: Dilute vs Dilate

Dilute and dilate may sound and spell similarly, but they have different etymological roots and meanings.

Dilute:

Latin origin: "dis-" (apart) + "-luere" (combining form of "lavere" meaning to wash).

Usage:

1550s: "To weaken, remove the strength or force of."

1660s: "Render more liquid, make more thin or fluid."

c. 1600: "Thin, attenuated, reduced in strength."

Related Words: 

Alluvium, deluge, lather, latrine, launder, lavatory, lavish, lotion, lye

Dilate: 

Latin origin: "dis-" (apart) + "lātus" (broad, wide, widespread, extended).

Usage:

Late 14th century: "Dilaten" from Old French, "Describe at length, speak at length."

Early 15th century: Transitive meaning, "Expand, distend, spread out, enlarge in all directions."

15th century: Intransitive sense, "Spread out, expand, distend."

Related Words: 

Latitude

This is part of my Tiny Curiosity series. I publish worldbuilding tidbits, trivia, etymology to this blog.

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Pupils intensify

[rastronomicals]

8:01 PM EDT June 22, 2023:

Bardo Pond - "Despite The Roar" From the album Dilate (April 24, 2001)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Heavy Psychedelia

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DAY 166 - CHIPPED

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Ninja's could tell time time by how dilated a cat's pupils were as they dilate in a regular pattern throughout the day, regardless of ambient light. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kUHRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT92&dq=ninja%27s+dilation+of+a+cats+pupils&source=bl&ots=nv1RKv7LED&sig=ACfU3U1vAb2RzmlG7Qlkfx3gkykZA0fLOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLmLydoJfpAhUlXhUIHc21CJoQ6AEwGnoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=ninja's%20dilation%20of%20a%20cats%20pupils&f=false

[funnyordie]

This one is for the Hot Priest fans only