Dilute

What do we mean by dilute?

To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. transitive verb

To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. transitive verb

To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares. transitive verb

Weakened; diluted. adjective

Thin; attenuated; reduced in strength, as spirit or color.

Weak; paltry; poor.

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.

To become attenuated, thin, or weak. intransitive verb

Diluted; thin; weak. adjective

To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing. transitive verb

To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. transitive verb

To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water. verb

To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. verb

To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. verb

Having a low concentration. adjective

Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted. adjective

Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity adjective

An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Words that are spelled similarly to dilute:
dilute, dilate.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word dilute:
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Words that rhyme with dilute:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe dilute:
more, hot, cold, most, further, little, less, cool, warm, complete, pure, necessary, ideal, eyed, hydrochloric, sulphuric, concentrated, least, double, acid, nitric, tubular, thick, magnetically, intravenous, intermittent, pretty, homogeneous, paler, abnormally, acetic, optically, infinite.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective dilute:
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Consonant match to dilute:
delight, delete, dilate, daylight, dole out, delate, dalit, dealate, deal out, delit, delatte, d light, dale et, day late, day let, day light, deal hurt, deal it, deal ot, dellaert, deloitte, die late, do light, dole et, dole it, doll it, doyle et, du lit, due light, dull heat, dull it, dull light, dye lot.

Words that sound like dilute:
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