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[ dih-loot , dahy-; adjective also dahy -loot ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈlut, daɪ-; adjective also ˈdaɪ lut / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing. 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.
verb (used without object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing. adjective reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution.
Origin of dilute 1545–55; <Latin dīlūtus washed away, dissolved (past participle of dīluere ), equivalent to dī- di-2 + -lūtus, combining form of lautus (lav (ere ) to wash + -tus past participle suffix)
SYNONYMS FOR dilute 3 weaken, temper, mitigate, diminish.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dilute di·lut·er, di·lu·tor, noun di·lu·tive, adjective an·ti·di·lu·tive, adjective o·ver·di·lute, verb, o·ver·di·lut·ed, o·ver·di·lut·ing.
un·di·lute, adjective un·di·lut·ed, adjective un·di·lut·ing, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dilute dilate, dilute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for dilute Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has dilute d or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
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The idea that blends are just “dilute d malts” was born and has contributed to its lasting image problem, Broom says.
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They pump their haul of dilute d bitumen into tanker cars in the terminal's loading yard, thick with the smell of petroleum.
Pipelines, Not Rail, Ctd. | Justin Green| April 10, 2013| DAILY BEAST
And in France itself, those trends have dilute d what people here still like to believe is their “exceptionalism.”
My Horsemeat Lunch | Christopher Dickey| February 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Still, Mitt did echo Gore, a dilute d imitation: “My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all—unconditional love.”
Romney’s Lame Speech Might Have Gone Better Had He Learned From Bush 1 and Al Gore | Robert Shrum| September 1, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The solutions can be kept separate as stock solutions throughout the summer and then dilute d and mixed whenever needed.
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A large quantity of wine found to be dilute d with ditch water, and sold to our soldiers, was destroyed, and the vendors fined.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight | George G. Nasmith
Upon the lower animals it acts with fatal rapidity, even if dilute d with 800 or 1000 parts of atmospheric air.
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No small part of the benefits thus obtained must, however, be ascribed to the water with which these acids are dilute d.
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The Chinese residents thus enjoy the privilege of drinking a dilute d solution of their ancestors.
An Australian in China | George Ernest Morrison
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British Dictionary definitions for dilute 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
Derived forms of dilute dilutee , noun diluter , noun Word Origin for dilute C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to dilute mitigate, lessen, reduce, temper, modify, adulterate, decrease, water down, diminish, alter, shave, deliquesce, plant, cut, lace, doctor, needle, attenuate, irrigate, liquefy
Medical definitions for dilute v. To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, quality, strength, or purity, as by adding water.
adj. Thinned or weakened by diluting.
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