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“dilute” in Latin
dīluōto wash away; to drench or moisten; to purge, clear or empty (the bowels)temperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, ardēlumbōto lame; to bend; to enervate, weakenēnervōto remove the nerves and sinews; to enervate, weaken; to make effeminatevīnumwine; grapes; a grapevinehauriōto draw (especially water), drain; to drain, drink up, swallow; to take in with the senses as if to drink or swallowsententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fuōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speaking
The English word dilute itself goes back to Latin lavō, through dīlūtus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dilute v.
diluere (dilute; e.g., vinum, by mixing it with water; also dissolve, and figuratively, ; but onlyy of weakening something bad): temperare (to bring to the proper strength; e.g., by mixing water with wine, or wine with water; also, figuratively, modice temperatam libertatem [opposed to nimis meracam libertatem] haurire): aqua permiscere (Col.; so vino permiscere, Cic.; cujus acerbitas morum ne vino quidem permixta temperari solet): delumbare (e.g., sententias, Cic., ; PROP. to take away the strength of its loins): enervare (to take away its nerves or strength; e.g., orationem, sententiam). [Vid: WEAKEN] ☞ Gel1ius uses dilutus of a weak law; videtur nimis esse dilutum, quod scriptum est.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dilute?
- The usual Latin words for “dilute” are dīluō, temperō, dēlumbō; also ēnervō, vīnum, hauriō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.