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Definitions for Dilating
[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 Dilating
dilateexpound, distend, prolong, develop, extend, augment, expatiate, swell, enlarge, lengthen, increase, protract, inflate, broaden, expand, amplify
Words nearby Dilating
dilatedilatant, dilatate, dilatation, dilatation and curettage, dilatator, dilate, dilation, dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative
Origin of Dilating
e1350–1400; 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 Dilating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, dilatedilate, dilute
Other words from Dilating
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 Dilating
eC14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide
Synonyms for Dilating
expound, amplify, augment, broaden, develop, distend, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, inflate, lengthen, prolong, protract, swell, be profuse, be prolix, puff out, spin off