Meaning
to spread, to run rampant
- To spread rapidly and uncontrollably (of phenomena, corruption, trends)
- To overflow or flood over land (of waters)
In a sentence
La disinformazione continua a dilagare sui social network.
Misinformation continues to spread rampant on social networks.
Il panico è dilagato rapidamente tra la folla riunita nella piazza.
Panic spread rapidly through the crowd gathered in the square.
Perché questa moda è dilagata così in fretta tra i giovani?
Why did this trend spread so fast among young people?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dilagare | infinitive |
| dilago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dilagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dilagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dilagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dilagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dilagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dilagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dilagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dilagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dilagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dilagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dilagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dilagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dilagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dilagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dilaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dilagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dilagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dilagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dilagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dilagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dilagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dilagando | gerund |
| dilagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'essere' in compound tenses: 'la corruzione è dilagata'.
- The present participle 'dilagante' means 'rampant' or 'rife'.