Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilative

/daɪˈleɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dila-tive
IPA: /daɪˈleɪtɪv/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That dilates, or causes dilation

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilative From dilate + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈleɪtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more dilative (comparative) most dilative (superlative)

Derived Forms

bronchodilative vasodilative

Rhymes With

native creative non-native dative uncreative stative optative rotative elative illative translative mutative

Questions

How do you pronounce dilative?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈleɪtɪv/.
What does dilative mean?: That dilates, or causes dilation
Where does dilative come from?: Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilative From dilate + -ive.

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