dilute

[ dih-loot, dahy-; adjective dahy-loot ]

/ dɪˈlut, daɪ-; adjective ˈdaɪ lut /

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verb (used with object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.

to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.

to make fainter, as a color.

to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.

verb (used without object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.

to become diluted.

adjective

reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution.

Words nearby dilute

dilly-dally, dillydally, diltiazem, diltiazem hydrochloride, diluent, dilute, dilution, diluvial, diluvialism, diluvium, dim

Origin of dilute

1545–55; < Latin dīlūtus washed away, dissolved (past participle of dīluere), equivalent to dī- di-² + -lūtus, combining form of lautus (lav(ere) to wash + -tus past participle suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR dilute

3 weaken, temper, mitigate, diminish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dilute

di·lut·er, di·lu·tor, noundi·lu·tive, adjectivean·ti·di·lu·tive, adjectiveo·ver·di·lute, verb, o·ver·di·lut·ed, o·ver·di·lut·ing.

un·di·lute, adjectiveun·di·lut·ed, adjectiveun·di·lut·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dilute

dilate dilute

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Examples from the Web for diluted

Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
Iran Nuke Deal: A Matter of War or Peace|Christopher Dickey|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The idea that blends are just “diluted malts” was born and has contributed to its lasting image problem, Broom says.
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They pump their haul of diluted bitumen into tanker cars in the terminal's loading yard, thick with the smell of petroleum.
Pipelines, Not Rail, Ctd.|Justin Green|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And in France itself, those trends have diluted what people here still like to believe is their “exceptionalism.”
My Horsemeat Lunch|Christopher Dickey|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Still, Mitt did echo Gore, a diluted imitation: “My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all—unconditional love.”
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The solutions can be kept separate as stock solutions throughout the summer and then diluted and mixed whenever needed.
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A large quantity of wine found to be diluted with ditch water, and sold to our soldiers, was destroyed, and the vendors fined.
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Upon the lower animals it acts with fatal rapidity, even if diluted with 800 or 1000 parts of atmospheric air.
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No small part of the benefits thus obtained must, however, be ascribed to the water with which these acids are diluted.
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The Chinese residents thus enjoy the privilege of drinking a diluted solution of their ancestors.
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for diluted

dilute

/ (daɪˈluːt) /

verb

to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner

to make or become weaker in force, effect, etche diluted his story

adjective

chem

(of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture
(of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in waterdilute acetic acid

Derived forms of dilute

dilutee, noundiluter, noun

Word Origin for dilute

C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash

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Medical definitions for diluted

dilute

[ dī-lōōt′, dĭ- ]

v.

To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, quality, strength, or purity, as by adding water.

adj.

Thinned or weakened by diluting.

dilute

verb (used with object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.

verb (used without object), di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.

adjective

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Words nearby dilute

Origin of dilute

SYNONYMS FOR dilute

OTHER WORDS FROM dilute

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verb

adjective

Derived forms of dilute

Word Origin for dilute

Medical definitions for diluted

v.

adj.