Definitions
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Make weaker”6 letters
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