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   di·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 make weakerweakenthin outthinmake thinnerwater downadd water tomixdoctorlaceadulterateinformal:cutOpposite concentrate
   • ▪ make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it: "the reforms have been diluted" Similar diminishreducedecreaselessenattenuatemake weakerweakenmitigatetemperquellallayassuagealleviatepalliatemoderatemodifytone downquietenquietrare:lenifyOpposite intensify
   • ▪ reduce the value of (a shareholding) by issuing more shares in a company without increasing the values of its assets.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
   • ▪ (of a solution) having a relatively low concentration of solute: "a dilute solution of potassium permanganate"
   • ▪ (of color or light) weak or low in concentration: "a short measure of dilute sun"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. diluter noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › diluteDilute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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…

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDILUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DILUTE definition: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › diluteDilute - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › diluteDILUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDILUTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DILUTE meaning: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDILUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1.verb. If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker. If you give your baby juice, dilute it well with cooled, boiled water. [VERB noun preposition] The liquid is then diluted. [beVERB -ed] The poisons seeping from contaminated land quickly dilute in the water. [VERB] [ Also VERB noun]

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › diluteDilute - definition of dilute by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner. 2. to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc: he diluted his story. adj. (Chemistry) chem. a. (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture.