Dilute

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
  • v. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
  • v. To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares.
  • adj. Weakened; diluted.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.
  • v. To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  • v. To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
  • adj. Having a low concentration.
  • adj. Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.
  • v. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.
  • verb-intransitive. To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
  • adj. Diluted; thin; weak.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To render more liquid; make thin or more fluid, as by mixture of a fluid of less with one of greater consistence; attenuate the strength or consistence of: often used figuratively: as, to dilute a narrative with weak reflections.
  • Hence To weaken, as spirit or an acid, by an admixture of water or other liquid, which renders the spirit or acid less concentrated.
  • To make weak or weaker, as color, by mixture; reduce the strength or standard of.
  • To become liquid or more liquid; become thin or reduced in strength: as, vinegar dilutes easily.
  • Thin; attenuated; reduced in strength, as spirit or color.
  • Weak; paltry; poor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
  • v. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  • v. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  • Equivalent
    white    weakened    watery    weak    cut    thinned    washy   
    Antonym
    condense    thicken   
    Verb Form
    diluted    dilutes    diluting   
    Cross Reference
    dilate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    temper    attenuate    weaken    diluted    thin    weak    reduce    thing    adulterate    wishy-washy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beirut    Bute    Butte    Jute    Root    Shute    absolut    acute    astute    boot   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hydrofluoric    unbuffered    acetic    hydrochloric    film-forming    silicic    acid    saturate    spiritous    carbolic