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verb
- 1. make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it: "bleach can be diluted with cold water" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
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DILUTE definition: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.
The meaning of DILUTE is attenuate. How to use dilute in a sentence. attenuate; to make thinner or more liquid by admixture; to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if 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. dilution. dilute. adjective.
(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 water. dilute acetic acid.
When you dilute something, you make it thinner, weaker, or more watered down. If you put lots of ice cubes in your soda, the ice will melt and dilute the drink.
1. verb. 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] The liquid is then diluted. [be VERB -ed] The poisons seeping from contaminated land quickly dilute in the water. [VERB] [Also VERB noun]
Definition of dilute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner. 2. to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc: he diluted his story. adj. (Chemistry) chem. a. (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture.
Definitions of 'dilute' 1. If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker. [...] 2. A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it. [...] 3. If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. [...] More
Dilute definition: To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
