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- DictionaryDi·lute/dīˈlo͞ot/
verb
- 1. make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it: "bleach can be diluted with cold water"
adjective
- 1. (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
The meaning of DILUTE is attenuate. How to use dilute in a sentence. attenuate; to make thinner or more liquid by admixture; to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if by admixture…
DILUTE definition: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.
Synonyms for DILUTE: diluted, thin, thinned, weak, weakened, washy, watery, adulterated; Antonyms of DILUTE: rich, strong, enriched, concentrated, fortified, full-bodied, condensed, evaporated.
When you dilute something, you make it thinner, weaker, or more watered down. If you put lots of ice cubes in your soda, the ice will melt and dilute the drink. Think about diluting as lessening the quality but increasing the quantity.
to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like. to make fainter, as a color. to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture. Synonyms: diminish, mitigate, temper, weaken.
to make a liquid weaker by mixing it with water or another liquid: Dilute the bleach in water before adding it to the wash. chemistry. If you dilute a substance you make it weaker or less pure by mixing it with another substance.
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. 2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. 3. To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares. adj. Weakened; diluted.
dilute in American English. (dɪˈluːt, dai-, adjective also ˈdailuːt) (verb -luted, -luting) transitive verb. 1. to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like. 2. to make fainter, as a color. 3. to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
dilute something (in/with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it synonym water down. The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
Definition of dilute verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
