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di·lute
(dī-lo͞ot′, dĭ-)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.
[Latin dīluere, dīlūt- : dī-, dis-, apart, away; see dis- + -luere, to wash (from lavere; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots).]
di·lut′er, di·lut′or n.
di·lu′tive adj.
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dilute
(daɪˈluːt)vb
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
b. (of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water: dilute acetic acid.
[C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash]
ˌdiluˈtee n
diˈluter n
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di•lute
(dɪˈlut, daɪ-; adj. also ˈdaɪ lut)v. -lut•ed, -lut•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
2. to make fainter, as a color.
3. to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
v.i. 4. to become diluted.
adj. 5. reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak.
[1545–55; < Latin dīlūtus, past participle of dīluere to wash away, dissolve]
di•lut′er, di•lu′tor, n.
di•lu′tive, adj.
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di·lute
(dī-lo͞ot′) To make a substance less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
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dilute
Past participle: diluted
Gerund: diluting
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
dilute
1. To mix a powder, e.g. flour, with a liquid.
2. To add water to a concentrated liquid.
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| Verb | 1. | dilute - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" 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" 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" 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" |
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dilute
verb
1. water down, thin (out), weaken, adulterate, add water to, make thinner, cut (informal) Dilute the syrup well with cooled, boiled water.
water down concentrate, strengthen, thicken, condense
water down concentrate, strengthen, thicken, condense
adjective
1. watered down, weak, diluted, watery, cut (informal) a dilute solution of bleach
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dilute
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Translations
مُخَفَّفيُخفِف بإضافة الماءيُخَفِّف
ředitzředěnýzředitředěný
fortyndefortyndetspæde op
laimennettulaimentaaohentaaheikennettyheikentää
razrijeđenrazrijediti
hígíthígított
deyfa, veikjaòynnaþynnaþynntþynntur
希釈した希釈する
희석된희석하다
affligeredeminueredilueredilutadilutum
atskiedimasatskiestasatskiesti
atšķaidītatšķaidīts
riediťzriedený
razredčiti
spä ututspädd
เจือจางทำให้เจือจาง
loãngpha loãng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dilute
vt orange juice, milk etc → verdünnen; colour → dämpfen, abschwächen; (fig) → mildern, (ab)schwächen; power, influence → schwächen; dilute to taste → nach Geschmack verdünnen
adj → verdünnt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dilute
[daɪˈluːt]1. vt (concentrated liquid) → diluire, allungare; (wine) → annacquare (fig) (statement, concept) → diluire
"dilute to taste" → "aggiungere acqua a piacere"
"dilute to taste" → "aggiungere acqua a piacere"
2. adj → diluito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dilute
(daiˈljuːt) verb to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water. You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.
adjective reduced in strength; weak. dilute acid.
diˈlution nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dilute
→ مُخَفَّف, يُخفِف بإضافة الماء ředit, zředěný fortynde, fortyndet verdünnen, verdünnt αραιωμένος, αραιώνω diluido, diluir laimennettu, laimentaa dilué, diluer razrijeđen, razrijediti diluire, diluito 希釈した, 希釈する 희석된, 희석하다 verdund, verdunnen spe, utvannet rozcieńczony, rozpuścić diluído, diluir разбавленный, разбавлять spä ut, utspädd เจือจาง, ทำให้เจือจาง sulandırılmış, sulandırmak loãng, pha loãng 稀释, 稀释过的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dilute
adj diluido; vt diluirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.