dilute

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UK /daɪˈljuːt/ US /daɪˈlut/

verb 4adj 3noun 1

Collocations

(verb.) liquid

ADV

highly

The juice was highly diluted with water so the children could drink it safely.

slightly

The paint was slightly diluted to make it easier to spread across the large wall.

PREP

The artist mixed the watercolor paint diluted in clean water to create lighter shades.

with

(verb.) effect/quality

ADV

considerably, substantially

The strong coffee flavor was substantially diluted when I added too much milk.

Definitions

verb

To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.

To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.

For if these Colours be diluted and weakened by the Mixture of any adventitious light, the distance between the places of the Paper will not be so great.

“Stay a little.” “Not another second: language and discussion dilute thought; I will say no more.”

To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.

To become attenuated, thin, or weak.

It dilutes easily.

adj

Having a low concentration.

Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.

Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.

Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

a dilute calico

a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat

noun

An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

On average, blues and other dilutes have weaker coats and skin problems seem more prevalent in the dilutes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

verb — corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or infer

adjective — reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

diluted

Antonyms

undiluted

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.

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For if these Colours be diluted and weakened by the Mixture of any adventitious light, the distance between the places of the Paper will not be so great.

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“Stay a little.” “Not another second: language and discussion dilute thought; I will say no more.”

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Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.

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a dilute calico

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a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat

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