dilate

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First attested in 1471, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dīlātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 2 for more.

First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō (“to spread out”), from dī- + lātus (“wide”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of dilatate.

First attested in 1399, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dilaten (“to delay, tarry”), borrowed from Latin dīlātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dīfferō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)). If so, Doublet of defer and differ; see also infer, relate and refer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prefer and prelate among others. Alternatively, from Latin dīlātō, see Etymology 1.

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: разширявам (razširjavam) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Bulgarian: разтварям (raztvarjam) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Catalan: dilatar — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Chinese Mandarin: 擴張 /扩张 (kuòzhāng) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Danish: udvide — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Danish: udspile — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Dutch: dilateren — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Finnish: laajentaa — to enlarge; to make bigger
• French: dilater — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Galician: dilatar — to enlarge; to make bigger
• German: dilatieren — to enlarge; to make bigger
• German: weiten — to enlarge; to make bigger
• German: vergrößern — to enlarge; to make bigger
• German: erweitern — to enlarge; to make bigger
• German: dehnen — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Hungarian: tágít — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Hungarian: kitágít — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Hungarian: nyújt — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Hungarian: kinyújt — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Ido: dilatar — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Irish: leathnaigh — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Italian: dilatare — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Polish: rozszerzać — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Polish: rozszerzyć — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Portuguese: dilatar — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Romanian: dilata — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Russian: расширя́ть (rasširjátʹ) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Russian: расши́рить (rasšíritʹ) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Russian: увели́чивать (uvelíčivatʹ) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Russian: увели́чить (uvelíčitʹ) — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Spanish: dilatar — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Turkish: büyültmek — to enlarge; to make bigger
• Bulgarian: разширявам се (razširjavam se) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Bulgarian: разпростирам се (razprostiram se) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Catalan: dilatar-se — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Danish: udvide — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Danish: forstørre — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Danish: svulme — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Dutch: uitzetten — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Finnish: laajentua — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Finnish: laajeta — to become wider or larger; to expand
• French: se dilater — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Galician: dilatarse — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: sich weiten — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: ausdehnen — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: weiten — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: vergrößern — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: dehnen — to become wider or larger; to expand
• German: dilatieren — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Hungarian: tágul — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Hungarian: kitágul — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Irish: leathnaigh — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Italian: dilatarsi — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Polish: rozszerzać się — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Polish: rozszerzyć się — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Portuguese: expandir — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Russian: расширя́ться (rasširjátʹsja) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Russian: расши́риться (rasšíritʹsja) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Russian: увели́чиваться (uvelíčivatʹsja) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Russian: увели́читься (uvelíčitʹsja) — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Spanish: dilatarse — to become wider or larger; to expand
• Hungarian: bő lére ereszt — to speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration
• Spanish: dilatar — Translations