verbthird conjugation, third person-only in the passive
dīluō
dīluō (present infinitive dīluere, perfect active dīluī, supine dīlūtum)
Classical[ˈdiː.ɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.lu.o]
Meaning
- transitiveto wash away
- transitiveto drench or moisten
- transitiveto purge, clear or empty (the bowels)
- transitiveto dissolve, cause to melt
- transitiveto dilute
- transitiveto dissipate
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīluō | dīluēbam | dīluam | dīluī | dīlueram | dīluerō |
| 2nd sg. | dīluis | dīluēbās | dīluēs | dīluistī | dīluerās | dīlueris |
| 3rd sg. | dīluit | dīluēbat | dīluet | dīluit | dīluerat | dīluerit |
| 1st pl. | dīluimus | dīluēbāmus | dīluēmus | dīluimus | dīluerāmus | dīluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dīluitis | dīluēbātis | dīluētis | dīluistis | dīluerātis | dīlueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dīluunt | dīluēbant | dīluent | dīluērunt dīluēre | dīluerant | dīluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīluam | dīluerem | dīluerim | dīluissem |
| 2nd sg. | dīluās | dīluerēs | dīluerīs | dīluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dīluat | dīlueret | dīluerit | dīluisset |
| 1st pl. | dīluāmus | dīluerēmus | dīluerīmus | dīluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dīluātis | dīluerētis | dīluerītis | dīluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dīluant | dīluerent | dīluerint | dīluissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dīluitur | dīluēbātur | dīluētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dīluuntur | dīluēbantur | dīluentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dīluātur | dīluerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dīluantur | dīluerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dīlue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dīluite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dīluitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dīluitō | dīluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dīluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dīluuntō | dīluuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dīluere | dīluī |
| perfect infinitive | dīluisse | dīlūtum esse |
| future infinitive | dīlūtūrum esse | dīlūtum īrī |
| present participle | dīluēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dīlūtum dīlūta, dīlūtā, dīlūtae, dīlūtam, dīlūtārum, dīlūtās, dīlūte, dīlūtī, dīlūtīs, dīlūtō, dīlūtōrum, dīlūtōs, dīlūtus |
| future participle | dīlūtūrus dīlūtūra, dīlūtūrā, dīlūtūrae, dīlūtūram, dīlūtūrārum, dīlūtūrās, dīlūtūre, dīlūtūrī, dīlūtūrīs, dīlūtūrō, dīlūtūrōrum, dīlūtūrōs, dīlūtūrum | dīluendum dīluenda, dīluendā, dīluendae, dīluendam, dīluendārum, dīluendās, dīluende, dīluendīs, dīluendōrum, dīluendōs, dīluendus |
gerunddīluendī, dīluendō, dīluendumsupinedīlūtum, dīlūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- crimina diluere, dissolvere
- to refute charges.
dī-lŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3,
I. v. a., to wash to pieces, wash away; to dissolve, dilute, cause to melt away; to wash, drench (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.
A. Ingen.: ne aqua lateres diluere posset, * Caes. B. C. 2, 10, 6:
sata laeta boumque labores, Verg. G. 1, 326; cf.: sanguine diluitur tellus, is soaked, Furius Antias ap. Gell. 18, 11, 4: unguenta lacrimis, Ov. P. 1, 9, 53: alvum helleboro, Gell. 17, 15, 4: vulnus cruris aceto, Petr. 136, 7; cf.: ulcus ovi albore, Scrib. Comp. 24: colorem, i. e. to wash out, weaken, Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 91; Ov. P. 4, 10, 62: amnes diluuntur, Plin. 31, 4, 29, § 52.—B. In partic., to dissolve any thing in a liquid, i. e. to temper, dilute, mix:
absinthia, Lucr. 4, 224; 6, 930; cf. venenum, Liv. 40, 4 fin.: helleborum, Pers. 5, 100: vinum, i. e. to dilute with water, Mart. 1, 107; v. under P. a.: favos lacte et miti Baccho (i. e. vino), Verg. G. 1, 344; cf.: Hymettia mella Falerno, Hor. S. 2, 2, 16: insignem bacam aceto, id. ib. 2, 3, 241: medicamentum aceto, Cels. 5, 20; Scrib. Comp. 158; 261 al.: circaeam in vino, Plin. 27, 8, 38, § 60: rutam cum mero, Col. 6, 4, 2: medicamentum ex aqua, Scrib. Comp. 247 et saep.II. Trop.
A. To weaken, lessen, impair; to do away with, remove:
adversariorum confirmatio diluitur aut infirmatur aut elevatur, Cic. Inv. 1, 42: res leves infirmare ac diluere (opp. confirmare), id. Rosc. Am. 15; Quint. 9, 2, 80: molestias omnes (c. c. extenuare), Cic. Tusc. 3, 16; cf.: curam multo mero, Ov. A. A. 238: seriorem horam mero, id. H. 19, 14: vitium ex animo (Bacchus), Prop. 3, 17, 6 (4, 16, 6 M.): crimen, Cic. Mil. 27; id. Brut. 80, 278; Liv. 4, 14; Quint. 7, 10, 12 (opp. obicere); 9, 2, 53 (c. c. negare) et saep.; cf. also Cic. Cael. 15; Liv. 45, 10; Quint. 4, 2, 26; Ov. R. Am. 695 et saep.: invidiam aliqua cavillatione, Suet. Vesp. 23: injurias aere pauco, to atone for, Gell. 20, 1, 31: omnes affectuum vires, Quint, 11, 1, 52: ejus auctoritatem, Sen. Ep. 29: memoriam tam praeclarae rei, Val. Max. 9, 2, 1.—* B. Analog. with its synon. dissolvere, to solve a difficulty, i. e. to explain:
mi, quod rogavi, dilue, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 64.—Hence,Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dī-luō uī, ūtus, ere,
to wash away, dissolve, dilute, wash, drench: ne aqua lateres diluere posset, Cs.: sata laeta, V.: unguenta lacrimis, O.: diluta labella guttis, moistened, Ct.—To dissolve, temper, dilute, mix, steep: venenum, L.: favos lacte, V.: mella Falerno, H.—Fig., to weaken, lessen, impair, extenuate: res levīs crimen: molestias omnīs: horam mero, O.: quae Popilius obiecerat, L.: unāquāque de re.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin dīluō From dis- + lavō (“to wash”).
Descendants
- Catalandiluir
- Frenchdiluer
- Italiandiluire
- Portuguesediluir
- Spanishdiluir
- Englishdilute
- Galiciandiluír
- Piedmontesediluì
In English words that came into English from dīluō
- delugedīluvium
- dilutedīlūtus
- diluentdiluens