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dilative

[ dahy-ley-tiv, dih-, dahy-ley- ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to dilate.


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Other Words From

  • undi·lative adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dilative1

First recorded in 1520–30; dilate + -ive
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Example Sentences

There is a pleasant dilative sensation in receiving a message on board a steamer, especially when the messenger has to seek you among the Salon passengers.

In like manner, sulphur represents the active and passive principle of fire: the contractive force, or negative electricity—oxygen—produces flame; and the dilative force, or positive electricity—hydrogen—produces warmth.

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