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dilate

/ˌdaɪˈleɪt/digh-LAYT
/ˌdaɪˈleɪt/digh-LAYT

Meaningspread abroad

Common meaning: to widen

Journey through time

  1. Latindilatus‘spread abroad’source
  2. Old Frenchdilatersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsspread abroad → to widendilate‘to widen’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dilatus ‘spread abroad’.

Roots

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