Diluting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away,
     dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave.
     See {Lave}, and cf. {Deluge}.]
     1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with
        something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.


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              Mix their watery store.
              With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.
                                                    --Blackmore.
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     2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by
        mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to
        temper; to attenuate; to weaken.
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              Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by
              the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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