
[Latin dīluere, dīlūt- : dī-, dis-, apart, away; see dis- + -luere, to wash (from lavere).]
diluter di·lut'er or di·lut'or n.Describing a solution that has a relatively low concentration of solute.
[dih-LOOT] To reduce a mixture's strength by adding liquid.
verb
adjective
Definition: make thinner; weaken
Antonyms: concentrate, strengthen, thicken
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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To make weaker the strength of a solution or mixture.
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
Português (Portuguese)
v. - diluir
Русский (Russian)
разбавлять, растворять
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - diluir, suavizar, atenuar
adj. - diluido
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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