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At the heart of the word undiluted is the Latin lavere, "to wash." We've checked out a few other words that also came from lavere; see if you can recall them:
"Dilute," in its most literal sense, means "to wash away." (It comes from the Latin dilutus, "to wash away," which breaks down into the prefix "dis-," meaning "away," and lavere, "to wash.")
Part of speech:
Pick the formal, dramatic, semi-common word "undiluted" when you want to call attention to the strength and purity of something's power.
"The pointed humor and soulful asides that make 'Hacks' addictive remain largely undiluted four seasons in."
Explain the meaning of "undiluted" without saying "concentrated" or "full strength."
In the New York Times, Ben Brantley describes the "undiluted contentment" he felt as a teen when he and his mom would read Shakespeare together:
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The precise opposite of UNDILUTED is DILUTED, meaning
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