How to pronounce Dilate?

March 29, 2017 Leave a comment

We often hear this word, mis-pronounced with an additional "a", as in dialate.

There is no dial in the dilate.

 

dilate
daɪˈleɪt
doHilowsaytea

Note : Primary stress at l.

Definition : become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

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