Dilated
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of dilate, meaning became wider or more open, or was made to expand.
“Her pupils dilated in the low light of the examination room.”
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di·lat·ed
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Ends in -ATED, a very common English past-tense suffix, vowel-rich across the word
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Low individual tile values but the -ATED suffix makes placement straightforward
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