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Dilating Definition

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verb

Present participle of dilate.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • distending
  • developing
  • laboring
  • elaborating
  • enlarging
  • expanding
  • expatiating
  • amplifying
  • widening
  • broadening
  • extending
  • expounding
  • stretching
  • inflating
  • lengthening
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • constricting
  • compressing
  • lessening
  • contracting
  • reducing

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Words Starting With

DDIDIL

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Near Dilating in the Dictionary

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  • dilatedly
  • dilater
  • dilates
  • dilateth
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  • dilation-and-curettage
  • dilational
  • dilative
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