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dilute
v. make a liquid thinner or weaker, water down, reduce the strength of
 
adj. diluted, watered down, thinned, reduced in strength


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dilute
Verb
1. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
(synonym) thin, thin out, reduce, cut
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) water down
(derivation) dilution
2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
(synonym) adulterate, stretch, debase
(hypernym) corrupt, spoil
(hyponym) water down
(verb-group) extend, stretch
(derivation) dilution
Adjective
1. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
(synonym) diluted
(similar) cut, thinned, weakened


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Dilute
(v. t.)
To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.
  
 
(v. t.)
To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.
  
 
(v. i.)
To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily.
  
 
(a.)
Diluted; thin; weak.
  

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Having a relatively low concentration.

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