diluo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) I wash away.
  • (transitive) I drench or moisten.
  • (transitive) I purge, clear or empty (the bowels).
  • (transitive) I dissolve, cause to melt.
  • (transitive) I dilute.
  • (transitive) I dissipate.

Etymology

Prefix from Latin lavō (I wash, wash, bathe, cleanse) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewh₃-

Gloss

wash, bathe, cut off, separate

Concept
Semantic Field

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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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