"dilative" meaning in English

See dilative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈleɪtɪv/ [UK] Forms: more dilative [comparative], most dilative [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dilate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to spread out", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dīlātō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "dilater", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "dilaten", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dilate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dilative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dilative"> From dilate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} dilative (comparative more dilative, superlative most dilative)
  1. That dilates, or causes dilation Derived forms: bronchodilative, vasodilative Translations (that dilates, or causes dilation): разширяващ (razširjavašt) (Bulgarian)
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