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se_dilater

dilater

English

Alternative forms

Noun

dilater (plural dilaters)

  1. One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.


French

Verb

dilater

  1. (transitive) to dilate

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

dīlāter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dīlātō

Middle French

Etymology

First attested in 1377, borrowing from Latin dīlātō.

Verb

dilater

  1. (transitive) to spread
  2. (reflexive, se dilater) to spread out; to cover a larger area than before
    • La ou la mer s'espant et se dilate
      In the place where the sea expands and spreads out

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.