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Vinony

dilate

verb

  1. cause to be very wide, causing to widen
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Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. Carried in different ways, spread, abroad, dispersed, published.

    “Returne the lords this voyce, we aré their creature : And it is fit, a good, and honeſt prince, Whom they, out of their bounty, haue inſtucted With ſo dilate, and abſolute a power, Should owe the office of it, to their ſeruice ; And good of all, and euery citizen.”

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. To delay, defer.

    “Without more time delated.”

  2. To prolong, lengthen.

    “A […] way to dilate a remembrance beyond the banks of Forgetfulness.”