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adjective
- 1. (of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent: "diluted fruit juice"
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: weakened or thinned by or as if by having been mixed with something else (such as water) diluted wine/paint/bleach. Just be sure not to confuse peppermint oil, which is concentrated and thus far more potent, with peppermint extract, a diluted mixture that contains approximately 20% peppermint oil. Kim Steckler.
to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: Dilute the juice ( with water) before you drink it. 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.
DILUTE definition: 1. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: 2. to reduce the strength of a feeling…. Learn more.
1. : attenuate. dilute the power of the mayoralty. diluting the quality of the finished product. 2. : to make thinner or more liquid by admixture. diluted the bleach with water. diluting juice with water. 3. : to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if by admixture. dilute a color.
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. dilute. adjective.
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 ]
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. Think about diluting as lessening the quality but increasing the quantity.
Dilute definition: to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.. See examples of DILUTE used in a sentence.
adjective. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. synonyms: dilute. cut, thinned, weakened. mixed with water. washy, watery, weak. overly diluted; thin and insipid. white. (of coffee) having cream or milk added.
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.
