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dilater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-later
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dilater From dilate + -er.

Inflected Forms

dilaters (plural) dilator (alternative)

Synonyms

dilator

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does dilater mean?
One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.
Where does dilater come from?
Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dilater From dilate + -er.

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