Dilatable

di·late  (d-lt, dlt)

v. di·lat·ed, di·lat·ing, di·lates

v.tr.

To make wider or larger; cause to expand.

v.intr.

1. To become wider or larger; expand.

2. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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[Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dltre, to enlarge : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + ltus, wide.]

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di·lata·bili·ty n.

di·lata·ble adj.

di·lata·bly adv.

di·lative adj.