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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" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
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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.
Dilute definition: to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.. See examples of DILUTE used in a sentence.
A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it. ...a dilute solution of bleach. If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. There was a clear intention to dilute Black voting power. [VERB noun]
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.
dilute something to make something weaker or less effective synonym water down. Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive. The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted.
DILUTE meaning: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.
Definition of dilute verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. dilute something (with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it synonym water somethingdown The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
Definition of dilute adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Weakened; diluted.
