dilapidat-eur, -rice, adj., wasteful, extravagant.
dilapidation, n.f., dilapidation, waste, embezzlement.
dilapider, v.a., to dilapidate, to waste, to squander; to embezzle.
dilatabilité, n.f., (phys.) dilatability.
dilatable, adj., (phys.) dilatable, expansible.
dilatant, n.m., (surg.) dilating body, agent, instrument.
dilatateur, n.m., (surg.) dilator. adj., dilating.
dilatation, n.f., dilatation, expansion, distension; (surg.) enlargement, stretching. La — d’une plaie; the dilatation of a sore.
dilatatoire, n.m. V. dilatateur.
dilater, v.a., to dilate, to enlarge, to widen; to distend, to expand. La joie dilate le cœur; joy gladdens the heart.