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dilute

(daɪluːt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dilutes, present participle diluting, past tense, past participle diluted
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. [be VERB-ed]
The poisons seeping from contaminated land quickly dilute in the water. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun]
dilution uncountable noun
...ditches dug for sewage dilution.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it.
...a dilute solution of bleach.
Synonyms: watered down, weak, diluted, watery More Synonyms of dilute
3. verb
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]
Serious attention is being given to diluting the value of personal tax allowances. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: reduce, weaken, diminish, temper More Synonyms of dilute
dilution uncountable noun
...a potentially devastating dilution of earnings per share. [+ of]
More Synonyms of dilute

dilute in British English

(daɪˈluːt)
verb
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
adjective
3.  chemistry
a. 
(of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture
b. 
(of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water
dilute acetic acid
Derived forms
dilutee (ˌdiluˈtee)
noun
diluter (diˈluter)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash

dilute in American English

(dɪˈlut; daɪˈlut)
verb transitiveWord forms: diˈluted or diˈluting
1. 
to thin down or weaken as by mixing with water or other liquid
2. 
to change or weaken (in brilliance, force, effect, etc.) by mixing with something else
verb intransitive
3. 
to become diluted
adjective
4. 
diluted
Derived forms
diluteness (diˈluteness)
noun
diluter (diˈluter)
noun or diˈlutor
Word origin
< L dilutus, pp. of diluere, to wash away < dis-, off, from + luere, var. of lavare, to lave1

Examples of 'dilute' in a sentence
dilute

In a natural fog that acid would become diluted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A study found patients got poorer care when the proportion of qualified nurses is diluted with less skilled nursing assistants.
The Sun (2016)
These works contained a very dilute formaldehyde solution that was contained within sealed tanks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The second and subsequent crops will need some dilute liquid feeding.
The Sun (2009)
Give them a dilute liquid feed before planting.
The Sun (2011)
The standards have been so diluted and make class action so much easier.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Can they broaden their ranges without diluting what makes them different?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The problem is that the sheer quantity of football on the telly has diluted the overall quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The latter holds most appeal because a fifth day may dilute a quality programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As a result the quality has been diluted.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Always dilute well and use sparingly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They consist of giving injections or drops of small quantities of the offending foods, well diluted.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
It is an unusual reaction to a deal that will see existing holders heavily diluted unless they stump up to support the fundraising.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But that doesn't dilute the quality.
The Sun (2015)
The question is, can the spa brands extend their magic without diluting their core values?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Many of the same managers worry that selling stock at low prices relative to book value will "dilute" earnings per share.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
A dilute fruit juice counts as one serving.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Existing shareholders are less diluted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the challenge to meet clients' needs can be addressed without having to modify or dilute the quality of the service.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then she did it a second time, less diluted, and landed in hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Four eyes are better than two, but won't doubling the number of referees dilute their quality?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Instead of worrying about diluting your green values, think of it as a way to help darker greens to stay in touch with the real world.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
dilute

British English: dilute /daɪˈluːt/ VERB
If a liquid is diluted, it is mixed with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker.
Dilute it well with cooled, boiled water.
The liquid is then diluted.
  • American English: dilute
  • Arabic: يُخفِف بإضافة الماء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: diluir
  • Chinese: 稀释
  • Croatian: razrijediti
  • Czech: ředit
  • Danish: fortynde
  • Dutch: verdunnen
  • European Spanish: diluir
  • Finnish: laimentaa
  • French: diluer
  • German: verdünnen
  • Greek: αραιώνω
  • Italian: diluire
  • Japanese: 希釈する
  • Korean: 희석하다
  • Norwegian: spe
  • Polish: rozpuścić
  • European Portuguese: diluir
  • Romanian: a dilua
  • Russian: разбавлять
  • Latin American Spanish: diluir
  • Swedish: spä ut
  • Thai: เจือจาง
  • Turkish: sulandırmak
  • Ukrainian: розводити
  • Vietnamese: pha loãng
British English: dilute /daɪˈluːtɪd/ ADJECTIVE
A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it.
...a dilute solution of bleach.
  • American English: diluted
  • Arabic: مُخَفَّف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: diluído
  • Chinese: 稀释过的
  • Croatian: razrijeđen
  • Czech: zředěný
  • Danish: fortyndet
  • Dutch: verdund
  • European Spanish: diluido
  • Finnish: laimennettu
  • French: dilué
  • German: verdünnt
  • Greek: αραιωμένος
  • Italian: diluito
  • Japanese: 希釈した
  • Korean: 희석된
  • Norwegian: utvannet
  • Polish: rozcieńczony
  • European Portuguese: diluído
  • Romanian: diluat
  • Russian: разбавленный
  • Latin American Spanish: diluido
  • Swedish: utspädd
  • Thai: ทำให้เจือจาง
  • Turkish: sulandırılmış
  • Ukrainian: розведений
  • Vietnamese: loãng

Chinese translation of 'dilute'

dilute

(daɪˈluːt)

vt

  1. [liquid] 冲(沖)淡 (chōngdàn)
  2. [belief, principle] 削弱 (xuēruò)

adj

  1. [liquid, solution] 稀释(釋)的 (xīshì de)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make (a liquid) less concentrated by adding water or another liquid
Dilute the syrup well with cooled, boiled water.
Synonyms
water down
thin (out)
weaken
a glass of whisky weakened with soda
adulterate
The food had been adulterated to increase its weight.
add water to
make thinner
cut (informal)
He has cut the play judiciously.
Opposites
concentrate
,
strengthen
,
thicken
,
condense
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make (someone's power, idea, or role) weaker or less effective
It was a clear attempt to dilute the power of the protest.
Synonyms
reduce
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
weaken
Her opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened.
diminish
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
temper
He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.
decrease
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
lessen
Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
diffuse
quell
mitigate
ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
tone down
attenuate
Preparation and training can attenuate risk.
disempower
Opposites
strengthen
,
intensify
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a solution) having a low concentration
a dilute solution of bleach
Synonyms
watered down
weak
a weak cup of tea
diluted
Encourage your child to drink diluted fruit juice.
watery
a plateful of watery cabbage soup
cut (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adulterate
Definition
to spoil something by adding inferior material
The food had been adulterated to increase its weight.
Synonyms
debase,
thin,
weaken,
corrupt,
deteriorate,
mix with,
contaminate,
devalue,
water down,
depreciate,
attenuate,
vitiate,
bastardize,
make impure
in the sense of attenuate
Preparation and training can attenuate risk.
Synonyms
weaken,
reduce,
contract,
lower,
diminish,
decrease,
dilute,
lessen,
sap,
water down,
adulterate,
enfeeble,
enervate,
devaluate
in the sense of cut
Definition
to abridge or shorten
He has cut the play judiciously.
Synonyms
abridge,
edit,
shorten,
curtail,
condense,
abbreviate,
précis

Synonyms of 'dilute'

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