dilute

Definition

To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

Etymology

From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.

Example Sentences

• "Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more."
• "For if these Colours be diluted and weakened by the Mixture of any adventitious light, the distance between the places of the Paper will not be so great."
• "“Stay a little.” “Not another second: language and discussion dilute thought; I will say no more.”"

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