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dilute
[dih-loot, dahy-, dahy-loot]
verb (used with object)
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: , , ,
verb (used without object)
to become diluted.
adjective
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak.
a dilute solution.
dilute
/ 岹ɪˈː /
verb
to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner
to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc
he diluted his story
adjective
chem
(of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture
(of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water
dilute acetic acid
Other 51Թ Forms
- diluter noun
- dilutor noun
- dilutive adjective
- antidilutive adjective
- overdilute verb
- undilute adjective
- undiluted adjective
- undiluting adjective
- ˌ徱ˈٱ noun
- 徱ˈܳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dilute1
Example Sentences
The amendment made striking down laws harder by requiring supermajorities of five or seven judges, and aimed to dilute the Constitution's 'basic structure doctrine' that limited parliament's power.
In the five decades following Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking masterpiece, most sharksploitation has been chopped up and diluted into chum, tossed into the water by careless, filmmaking fishermen.
Sometimes it gets diluted with crude from other countries, too.
The Greek had taken the decision to dilute his shares, placing them in a blind trust.
By using composite samples, high levels of contamination from one part of the property can become diluted by relatively uncontaminated sections elsewhere on the property.
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