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dike (2)
diktat
dilapidate
dilapidated
dilatancy
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dilation and curettage
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dilate
di·late
[
dī láyt,
di láyt,
d làyt
]
(
past and past participle
di·lat·ed
,
present participle
di·lat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
di·lates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
expand or make expand:
to become, or cause something to become, wider, larger, or stretched
2.
intransitive verb
talk or write at length:
to talk or write at great length
[
14th century. Via French< Latin
dilatare
"spread widely apart" <
latus
"wide"
]
di·lat·a·ble
[
dī láytəb'l,
di láytəb'l
]
adjective
di·la·tive
adjective
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di·lat·a·ble [ dī láytəb'l, di láytəb'l ] adjectivedi·la·tive adjective
