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Showing words for DILATE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Dilate

detail, dietal, dilate, edital, tailed

5 Letter Words for Dilate

adlet, ailed, aliet, alite, dalet, datil, dealt, delit, delta, dital, eliad, ideal, ideta, laeti, lated, lited, taled, telia, tidal, tilde, tiled

4 Letter Words for Dilate

adet, adit, aide, aiel, aile, ated, atle, atli, dail, dale, dali, dalt, date, deal, deia, deil, deli, delt, deti, dial, diel, diet, dita, dite, eadi, edit, eila, eild, idea, idle, ilea, ital, itel, lade, laet, laid, lait, late, lati, lead, leat, leda, lied, lite, tade, taed, tael, tail, tald, tale, tali, tead, teal, teil, tela, teld, teli, tide, tied, tile

3 Letter Words for Dilate

ade, aid, ail, ait, ald, ale, alt, ate, dae, dal, dat, dea, dei, del, det, dia, die, dil, dit, dle, ead, eat, ela, eld, eli, elt, eta, ida, ide, ile, ita, itd, lad, lai, lat, lea, led, lei, let, lid, lie, lit, ltd, tad, tai, tal, tea, ted, tel, tid, tie, til

Definitions for Dilate

[1] to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
[2] Archaic . to describe or develop at length.
[3] to spread out; expand.
[4] to speak or write at length; expatiate (often followed by on or upon ).
[5] to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark
[6] (intr; often foll by on or upon) to speak or write at length; expand or enlarge

Words related to Dilate

expound, distend, prolong, develop, extend, augment, expatiate, swell, enlarge, lengthen, increase, protract, inflate, broaden, expand, amplify

Words nearby Dilate

dilatant, dilatate, dilatation, dilatation and curettage, dilatator, dilate, dilation, dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative

Origin of Dilate

1350–1400; Middle English dilaten < Middle French dilater, Latin dīlātāre to spread out, equivalent to dī- di-2 + lāt(us ) broad + -āre infinitive suffix

Words that may be confused with Dilate

dilate, dilute

Other words from Dilate

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

Word origin for Dilate

C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide

Synonyms for Dilate

expound, amplify, augment, broaden, develop, distend, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, inflate, lengthen, prolong, protract, swell, be profuse, be prolix, puff out, spin off