Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dilate
Participle: dilated
Gerund: dilating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dilate |
| you | dilate |
| he;she;it | dilates |
| we | dilate |
| you | dilate |
| they | dilate |
Perfect
| I | have dilated |
| you | have dilated |
| he;she;it | has dilated |
| we | have dilated |
| you | have dilated |
| they | have dilated |
Past
| I | dilated |
| you | dilated |
| he;she;it | dilated |
| we | dilated |
| you | dilated |
| they | dilated |
Pluperfect
| I | had dilated |
| you | had dilated |
| he;she;it | had dilated |
| we | had dilated |
| you | had dilated |
| they | had dilated |
Future
| I | will dilate |
| you | will dilate |
| he;she;it | will dilate |
| we | will dilate |
| you | will dilate |
| they | will dilate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dilated |
| you | will have dilated |
| he;she;it | will have dilated |
| we | will have dilated |
| you | will have dilated |
| they | will have dilated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dilate |
| you | dilate |
| he;she;it | dilate |
| we | dilate |
| you | dilate |
| they | dilate |
Perfect
| I | have dilated |
| you | have dilated |
| he;she;it | have dilated |
| we | have dilated |
| you | have dilated |
| they | have dilated |
Imperfect
| I | dilated |
| you | dilated |
| he;she;it | dilated |
| we | dilated |
| you | dilated |
| they | dilated |
Pluperfect
| I | had dilated |
| you | had dilated |
| he;she;it | had dilated |
| we | had dilated |
| you | had dilated |
| they | had dilated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dilate |
| you | would dilate |
| he;she;it | would dilate |
| we | would dilate |
| you | would dilate |
| they | would dilate |
Perfect
| I | would have dilated |
| you | would have dilated |
| he;she;it | would have dilated |
| we | would have dilated |
| you | would have dilated |
| they | would have dilated |
Imperative
| you | dilate |
| we | Let's dilate |
| you | dilate |
Verbs conjugated like 'dilate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dilate'
delate,
dilute,
ablate,
adiate,
adulate,
belate,
binate,
blate,
date,
debate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- expand
- grow, amplify, distend, broaden, heave, engross, increase, enlarge
Antonyms
- expand
- condense, contract, restrict, curtail
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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. See: Latin '
dīlātō'.
Sample Sentences
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Dinah held up her hands, and, turning, saw close by her side the spirit-like form of Evangeline, her large, mystic eyes dilated with horror, and every drop of blood driven from her lips and cheeks.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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A glance like sheet-lightning suddenly flashed from those black eyes; and, facing about, with quivering lip and dilated nostrils, she drew herself up, and fixed a glance, blazing with rage and scorn, on the driver.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Dilating her cervix so I can perform the procedure, if that's OK with you.
(Rule of Thirds)