dilatable
leɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
2.
Archaic. to describe or develop at length.
verb (used without object)
3.
to spread out; expand.
4.
to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon ).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us) broad + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
di·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
di·lat·a·ble, adjective
non·di·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·di·lat·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·di·late, verb, o·ver·di·lat·ed, o·ver·di·lat·ing.
re·di·late, verb, re·di·lat·ed, re·di·lat·ing.
self-di·lat·ed, adjective
sub·di·lat·ed, adjective
un·di·lat·a·ble, adjective
un·di·lat·ed, adjective
un·di·lat·ing, adjective
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World English Dictionary
dilate (daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger: the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide] | |
| di'latable | |
| —adj | |
| dilata'bility | |
| —n | |
| di'latableness | |
| —n | |
| di'lation | |
| —n | |
| dilatation | |
| —n | |
| dila'tational | |
| —adj | |
| dilative | |
| —adj | |
| dilate (daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger: the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide] | |
| di'latable | |
| —adj | |
| dilata'bility | |
| —n | |
| di'latableness | |
| —n | |
| di'lation | |
| —n | |
| dilatation | |
| —n | |
| dila'tational | |
| —adj | |
| dilative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
dilate
late 14c., from O.Fr. dilater, from L. dilatare "make wider, enlarge," from dis- "apart" + latus "wide" (see latitude). Related: Dilated.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dilate di·late (dī-lāt', dī'lāt')
v. di·lat·ed, di·lat·ing, di·lates
To make or become wider or larger.
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