1. dilute   decode an encrypted message or make out.   hide or disguise.   reduce the concentration or strength.   slow down.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. disseminate   spend winter sleeping.   seal seams to make watertight.   spread or scatter (like seeds).   weaken or make slender.   Half-n-half Clue   3. granulate   form into grains.   dry up by removing moisture.   eat away or wear out.   move faster or speed up.   Half-n-half Clue   4. amalgamate   grow bud or shoot.   combine or unite.   force or thrust out.   waver or vary in an unstable way.   Half-n-half Clue   5. emanate   move faster or speed up.   cover with shiny glassy substance.   produce or create.   issue or originate from.   Half-n-half Clue   6. embed   grow bud or shoot.   divide into two branches or fork.   refine or purify.   place in surrounding mass.   Half-n-half Clue   7. erode   hinder or retard.   increase toughness by gradual heat reduction.   eat away or wear out.   collect together or unite.   Half-n-half Clue