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ALL meanings of dilute

di·lute
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  • transitive verb dilute make more watery 1
  • transitive verb dilute make less effective 1
  • adjective dilute watery, weak 1
  • verb with object dilute to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like. 1
  • verb with object dilute to make fainter, as a color. 1
  • verb with object dilute to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture. 1
  • verb without object dilute to become diluted. 1
  • adjective dilute reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution. 1
  • noun dilute Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it. 1
  • verb dilute (Transitive Verb) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water. 0
  • verb dilute (Transitive Verb) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 0
  • verb dilute (Transitive Verb) (stock market) To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. 0
  • verb dilute (Intransitive Verb) To become attenuated, thin, or weak. 0
  • adjective dilute Having a low concentration. 0
  • adjective dilute Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted. 0
  • verb dilute If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker. 0
  • adjective dilute A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it. 0
  • verb dilute If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. 0
  • verb dilute to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner 0
  • verb dilute to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc 0
  • adjective dilute (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture 0
  • adjective dilute (of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water 0
  • verb transitive dilute to thin down or weaken as by mixing with water or other liquid 0
  • verb transitive dilute to change or weaken (in brilliance, force, effect, etc.) by mixing with something else 0
  • intransitive verb dilute to become diluted 0
  • abbreviation DILUTE diluted 0
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