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predilating

predilating is the present participle and gerund of predilate.

Meaning of predilate

Verb

predilate (third-person singular simple present predilates, present participle predilating, simple past and past participle predilated)

  1. To dilate prior to another operation
    • Another method to predilate the microvascular bed in the skin is by local heating [6 ].2015 August 14, “Non-Invasive Measurement of Skin Microvascular Response during Pharmacological and Physiological Provocations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about predilating

What is predilating the present participle and gerund of?
Predilating is the present participle and gerund of predilate.

Words near predilating in the dictionary

  1. predilatation
  2. predilatations
  3. predilate
  4. predilated
  5. predilates
  6. predilating
  7. predilation
  8. predilatory
  9. predilect
  10. predilected
  11. predilecting

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