dilute

(dī-lūt', dĭ-)
tr.v., -lut·ed, -lut·ing, -lutes.

1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
3. To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares.

adj.
Weakened; diluted.

[Latin dīluere, dīlūt- : dī-, dis-, apart, away; see dis- + -luere, to wash (from lavere).]

diluter di·lut'er or di·lut'or n.
dilutive di·lu'tive adj.

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Describing a solution that has a relatively low concentration of solute.

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[dih-LOOT] To reduce a mixture's strength by adding liquid.

verb

To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture: attenuate, cut, thin, water (down), weaken. See strong/weak.

adjective

Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture: thin, washy, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak. See strong/weak.

v

Definition: make thinner; weaken
Antonyms: concentrate, strengthen, thicken

IN BRIEF: To thin out or weaken by adding some other substance.

If the bleach is too strong, dilute it with more water.

Tutor's tip: Don't "delude" (to deceive someone or one's self) yourself - those eye drops will not "dilate" (to expand; to widen) your pupils or "dilute" (to water down or to weaken) your tears.

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1. 
   (a) to lower the concentration of a solute in a solution (or of particles in a suspension).
   
   (b) to mix one fluid with another thereby lowering the concentration of the first.
   
2. abbr.: dil.; describing a solution (dispersion or mixture) having a relatively low concentration (of a specified solute, type of dispersed particle, or component). compare concentrated (def. 1).

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(dilōōt′, dīlōōt′)
v

To make weaker the strength of a solution or mixture.

For a list of words related to dilute, see:

• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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See words rhyming with "dilute."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Dilute.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortynde, mildne, udvande
adj. - fortyndet, udvasket

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanlengen, verdunnen, afzwakken, verdund, verwaterd

Français (French)
v. tr. - diluer, couper d'eau, délayer, (Pharm) diluer, (fig) édulcorer
adj. - coupé/étendu d'eau, dilué, (fig) dilué, édulcoré

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdünnen, abschwächen
adj. - verdünnt, (übertr.) geschwächt, verwaschen, ausgebleicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αραιώνω, διαλύω, νερώνω, μετριάζω, αμβλύνω

Italiano (Italian)
diluire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diluir

Русский (Russian)
разбавлять, растворять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - diluir, suavizar, atenuar
adj. - diluido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spä ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
稀释, 降低, 削弱, 淡的, 稀释的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 稀釋, 降低, 削弱
adj. - 淡的, 稀釋的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 농도를 묽게 하다, 희석 시키다, 단순 노동자의 비율을 증가하다
adj. - 농도를 낮게 한, 농도가 낮은

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 薄める, 弱める, 薄くする
adj. - 薄められた, 薄めた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرقق السائل أو يخففه بإضافه الماء أو سائل آخر إليه, يخفف اللون أو يضعفه بإضافه ماء أو سائل إليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליש חוזק, דילל‬
adj. - ‮דליל, מוחלש‬

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