dilater

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noun

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

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dilator
OriginEnglish dilate ← Middle English dilaten ← Old French dilater →
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Meanings

noundilater (plural dilaters)

plural dilaters · alternative dilator

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ

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dilator
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surgical instrument
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dilator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindīlātō
  2. Old Frenchdilater
  3. Middle Englishdilaten
  4. Englishdilate
  5. Englishdilater

From dilate + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dilater

latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatorequatortraitorupdaterrotator
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Anagrams

trialedredtaillirated
Cite this entry
APA

dilater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilater

MLA

“dilater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilater. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilater.

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