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dilato
dilato
Latin
Etymology
Some say it to be the frequentative verb of differō, others from dis- + lātus (“wide”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈlaː.toː/, [diːˈɫaː.toː]
Verb
dīlātō (present infinitive dīlātāre, perfect active dīlātāvī, supine dīlātātum); first conjugation
- I spread out, extend, dilate
Inflection
References
- dilato in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dilato in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “dilato”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions: aciem explicare or dilatare
- to extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions: aciem explicare or dilatare
- dilate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- dilate at OneLook Dictionary Search