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dilute (v.)
1550s, from Latin
dilutus
, past participle of
diluere
"dissolve, wash away, dilute," from
dis-
"apart" +
-luere,
comb. form of
lavere
"to wash" (see
lave
). Related:
Diluted
;
diluting
. As an adjective from c. 1600.
