#dilate

Dilute and dilate may sound and spell similarly, but they have different etymological roots and meanings.

Dilute:

Latin origin: "dis-" (apart) + "-luere" (combining form of "lavere" meaning to wash).

Usage:

1550s: "To weaken, remove the strength or force of."

1660s: "Render more liquid, make more thin or fluid."

c. 1600: "Thin, attenuated, reduced in strength."

Related Words: 

Alluvium, deluge, lather, latrine, launder, lavatory, lavish, lotion, lye

Dilate: 

Latin origin: "dis-" (apart) + "lātus" (broad, wide, widespread, extended).

Usage:

Late 14th century: "Dilaten" from Old French, "Describe at length, speak at length."

Early 15th century: Transitive meaning, "Expand, distend, spread out, enlarge in all directions."

15th century: Intransitive sense, "Spread out, expand, distend."

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8:01 PM EDT June 22, 2023:

Bardo Pond - "Despite The Roar" From the album Dilate (April 24, 2001)

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Ninja's could tell time time by how dilated a cat's pupils were as they dilate in a regular pattern throughout the day, regardless of ambient light. – WTF Fun Facts