dilate
verbHow many syllables in dilate?
There are 2 syllables in the word dilate.How to pronounce dilate:
Definition of dilate:
- dilate (verb):
- become wider.
- to become enlarged or widened
- to make or become wider or larger
- to display or become affected by expansion or widening of a body part
Synonyms for dilate:
accelerate
add (to)
aggrandize
amplify
augment
blow up
boom
boost
broaden
build up
bump (up)
compound
develop
distend
draw out
elongate
enhance
enlarge
escalate
expand
extend
flesh (out)
heighten
increase
inflate
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Antonyms for dilate:
abate
abbreviate
abridge
abstract
alleviate
attenuate
belittle
block
bring down
castigate
cave in
cease
clip
close
cloud
collapse
complicate
compress
conceal
concentrate
condemn
condense
confuse
constrict
contract
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- desserts
- derma
- derived
- depress
- deprave
- deon
- deo
- denzel
- dental
- densely
- dengue
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- delores
- deist
- deirdre
- defused
- defrost
- defrayed
- deferred
- defaced
- decreet
- decreed
- decore
- declared
- decern
- deccan
- debtors
- debtor
- debra
- dayrooms
- daybreak
- daya
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- david
- davey
- daunting
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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