dilate
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See also: dilaté
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French dilater, from Latin dīlātō (“I spread out”), from di-, variant of dis- + latus (“wide”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
dilate (third-person singular simple present dilates, present participle dilating, simple past and past participle dilated)
- (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
- The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
- (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
- Addison
- His heart dilates and glories in his strength.
- Addison
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
- Shakespeare
- Do me the favour to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them and thee till now.
- Crabbe
- But still on their ancient joys dilate.
- Shakespeare
Translations[edit]
To enlarge; to make bigger
To become wider or larger; to expand
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Derived terms[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
dilate
- first-person singular present indicative of dilater
- third-person singular present indicative of dilater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dilater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dilater
- second-person singular imperative of dilater
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
dīlāte
- vocative masculine singular of dīlātus
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
dilate
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dilatar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of dilatar
- first-person singular imperative of dilatar
- third-person singular imperative of dilatar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
dilate
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dilatar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dilatar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dilatar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dilatar.
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- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English ergative verbs
- French verb forms
- Latin participle forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
