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- 1. (of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent: "diluted fruit juice"
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to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: Dilute the juice ( with water) before you drink it. to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety. Fewer examples. Dilute this squash with water - one part squash to seven parts water.
1. : attenuate. dilute the power of the mayoralty. diluting the quality of the finished product. 2. : to make thinner or more liquid by admixture. diluted the bleach with water. diluting juice with water. 3. : to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if by admixture. dilute a color.
The meaning of DILUTED is weakened or thinned by or as if by having been mixed with something else (such as water). How to use diluted in a sentence.
to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety. Fewer examples. Dilute this squash with water - one part squash to seven parts water. You should always dilute juice that you serve to children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. dilute. adjective.
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.
to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety. Fewer examples. Dilute this squash with water - one part squash to seven parts water. You should always dilute juice that you serve to children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. dilute. adjective.
di·lute. (dī-lo͞ot′, dĭ-) tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·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.
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 ]
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. synonyms: dilute. cut, thinned, weakened. mixed with water. washy, watery, weak. overly diluted; thin and insipid. white. (of coffee) having cream or milk added. see more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English di‧lute1 /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ verb [ transitive] 1 to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid → water down diluted fruit juice dilute something with/in something Dilute the paint with a little oil. see thesaurus at mix 2 to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less ...
