dilater
Middle French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to spread
- (reflexive) to spread out; to cover a larger area than before
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīlātō (I spread out).
Origin
Latin
dīlātō
Gloss
I spread out
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bronchodilate English
- dilatability English
- dilatable English
- dilatancy English
- dilatative English
- dilate English
- dilater English
- dilatest English
- dilateth English
- dilative English
- dilatometer English
- dilatometry English
- dilaton English
- dilator English
- postdilate English
- predilate English
- redilate English
- vasodilate English
- dīlātō Latin
- *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European