Word of the Day: DILATE

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dilate (verb) - to make or become wider or larger; to resize [dahy-leyt]

BREAKDOWN: DI- (apart) + LAT- (wide)

• dilation is the act or state of enlarging, expanding, or widening

• dilative means able to dilate or causing dilation

NOTE: Despite their similarities, dilate and dilatory come from different LAT- roots.

“The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it.” —Marcel Proust