dilativeadj.

/dʌɪˈleɪtɪv/

Etymology: < dilate v.² + -ive suffix.

1. Having the property of dilating or expanding (transitive and intransitive) = dilatative adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective]

dilative1634

dilatative1728

expansile1736

expansive1782

dilatational1884

expansional1925

expansionary1936

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. iii. i. 83 The vitall [faculty] is devided into the dilative, and contractive facultie of the heart and arteries.

1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. ii. 37 A Body Porous, Dilative, and Pliable.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 411 The dilative force.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 408 The..astringent power, comparatively uncounteracted by the dilative.

†2. Serving to diffuse (the food). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > digestible > promoting digestion

digestive1528

dilative1528

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. P Drinkynge delatiue is moste conuenient after the fyrst digestion regularlye.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxv. 205 If any of these three uses of drinke be omitted, the drinke delatiue may best be spared.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 193 This drinking of Wine or Beere betweene meales..may well bee termed both dilutiue and dilatiue.

1634 R. H. tr. Regim. Salerni 90 Regularly, conuenient drinke dilatiue, or permixtiue, ought to be Wine, Ale, Beere, Perry, or such like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	dilative
释义	dilativeadj. /dʌɪˈleɪtɪv/ Etymology: < dilate v.² + -ive suffix. 1. Having the property of dilating or expanding (transitive and intransitive) = dilatative adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] dilative1634 dilatative1728 expansile1736 expansive1782 dilatational1884 expansional1925 expansionary1936 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. iii. i. 83 The vitall [faculty] is devided into the dilative, and contractive facultie of the heart and arteries. 1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. ii. 37 A Body Porous, Dilative, and Pliable. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 411 The dilative force. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 408 The..astringent power, comparatively uncounteracted by the dilative. †2. Serving to diffuse (the food). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > digestible > promoting digestion digestive1528 dilative1528 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. P Drinkynge delatiue is moste conuenient after the fyrst digestion regularlye. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxv. 205 If any of these three uses of drinke be omitted, the drinke delatiue may best be spared. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 193 This drinking of Wine or Beere betweene meales..may well bee termed both dilutiue and dilatiue. 1634 R. H. tr. Regim. Salerni 90 Regularly, conuenient drinke dilatiue, or permixtiue, ought to be Wine, Ale, Beere, Perry, or such like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1528
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