dilute

di·lute  (d-lt, d-)

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.

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[Latin dluere, dlt- : d-, dis-, apart, away; see dis- + -luere, to wash (from lavere; see leu()- in Indo-European roots).]

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di·luter, di·lutor n.

di·lutive adj.

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dilute

Verb

[-luting, -luted]

1. to make (a liquid) less concentrated by adding water or another liquid

2. to make (someone's power, idea, or role) weaker or less effective: socialists used their majority in parliament to dilute legislation crucial to developing a market economy

Adjective

Chem (of a solution) having a low concentration [Latin diluere]

dilution n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dilute - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" thin, thin out, reduce, cut weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
	2.	dilute - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" adulterate, debase, load, stretch stretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" spoil, corrupt - alter from the original water down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine" doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Adj.	1.	dilute - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" diluted

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dilute

verb 1. water down, thin (out), weaken, adulterate, make thinner, cut (informal) << OPPOSITE condense

verb 2. reduce, weaken, diminish, temper, decrease, lessen, diffuse, mitigate, attenuate << OPPOSITE intensify

Translations

dilute [daɪˈluːt] vt → diluir

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dilute [daɪˈluːt] vt → diluer

adj → dilué(e)

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dilute [daɪˈluːt] vt → verdünnen;

(belief, principle) → schwächen

adj → verdünnt

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dilute [daɪˈluːt] vt → diluire;

(with water) → annacquare

adj → diluito/a

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dilute

v dilute [daiˈljuːt]

to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water. verdun يُخَفِّف (بالماء) разреждам (na)ředit fortynde; spæde op verdünnen διαλύω, αραιώνω diluir lahjendama رقیق کردن laimentaa diluer לִמהוֹל पानी से पतला करना razrijediti vodom, oslabiti hígít melarutkan, mencairkan þynna diluire 薄める 묽게 하다, 희석하다, 약화시키다 atskiesti atšķaidīt mencairkan verdunnen, aanlengen tynne ut, fortynne rozcieńczać diluir diluat разбавлять riediť razredčiti razblažiti späda [] เจือจาง sulandırmak 衝淡 розбавляти, розводити پانی ملا کر پتلا کرنا pha loãng 冲淡

adj

reduced in strength; weak dilute acid. verdunde مُخَفَّف (بالماء) разреден (na)ředěný fortyndet verdünnt αραιωμένος diluido lahjendatud رقیق؛ آبناک laimennettu dilué מָהוּל तनुकृत, पतला razrijeđen hígított encer deyfa, veikja diluito 薄められた 묽은, 약한 atskiestas atšķaidīts menjadi kurang pekat verdund fortynnet, oppspedd rozcieńczony diluído a dilua разбавленный zriedený razredčen razblažen utspädd, förtunnad ซึ่งเจือจาง sulu, sulandırılmış, seyreltilmiş 稀釋 розбавлений, розведений زور کم کیا ہوا bị pha loãng 稀释

n diˈlution

verdunning تَخْفيف (بالماء) разреждане (roz)ředění fortynding; opløsning die Verdünnung διάλυση, αραίωση dilución lahjendus, lahus رقیق سازی laimennus, laimennos dilution דִילוּל जल मिश्रण razrjeđenje (fel)hígítás pencairan útþynnt efni; útþynning diluizione 薄めること 희석 atskiedimas atšķaidīšana; šķīdinājums pencairan verdunning uttynning, fortynning, oppspeing rozcieńczenie, roztwór diluição diluare разбавление zriedenie raztopina razblaženost utspädning, förtunning การเจือจาง su katma, sulandırma 稀釋物 розбавлення, розчинення تحلیل sự pha loãng 稀释物