dilute
verb (used with object)
to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
diluted
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past participleof dilute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dilute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
diluteverb (used with object)to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
Example Sentences
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Culture evolves, she says, and practices can be diluted or corrupted and she is showing what has happened to this one.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The company guided for third-quarter revenue of between $1.135 billion and $1.145 billion and adjusted earnings per share of between 63 cents and 65 cents, assuming approximately 378 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the same time, the company said its guidance floor was lifted to greater than $3.11 and its adjusted diluted EPS guidance floor to more than $4.80.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the human digestive system, sweeteners may be absorbed, chemically altered, diluted, or broken down before reaching particular microbes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Was it like paint: Could it be mixed and diluted?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
