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dilute

[ dih-loot, dahy-; adjective dahy-loot ]

verb (used with object)

, di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.
  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.

    Synonyms: diminish, mitigate, temper, weaken



verb (used without object)

, di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing.
  1. to become diluted.

adjective

  1. reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:

    a dilute solution.

dilute

/ daɪˈluːt /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. chem
    1. (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture
    2. (of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water

      dilute acetic acid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdiluˈtee, noun
  • diˈluter, noun
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Other Words From

  • di·luter di·lutor noun
  • di·lutive adjective
  • anti·di·lutive adjective
  • over·di·lute verb overdiluted overdiluting
  • undi·lute adjective
  • undi·luted adjective
  • undi·luting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dilute1

1545–55; < Latin dīlūtus washed away, dissolved (past participle of dīluere ), equivalent to dī- di- 2 + -lūtus, combining form of lautus ( lav ( ere ) to wash + -tus past participle suffix)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dilute1

C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash
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Example Sentences

Specifically, the commentary discusses the theory of variolation, an pre-vaccine form of inoculation that uses a dilute form of the smallpox virus to give people a mild infection that would lead to lifelong immunity to the virus.

Tesla also announced it had sold $5 billion of new shares, diluting the value of stock held by existing investors.

From Fortune

Unfortunately, Lo says, in many schools, these systems don’t mix the air well enough to dilute any virus.

Mixing dilutes the indoor air, spreading out any virus it may hold.

Tesla shares are now officially in correction territory, in a week that saw the electric-vehicle maker announce a share sale that could dilute its value and a top holder cut its stake nearly in half.

From Fortune

You would have to be drinking LITERS of water to dilute your stomach acid in any meaningful way.

The other obvious way to help your body deal with excessive toxins from that large meal is to dilute the toxins by drinking more.

To dilute the bitterness, the less-than-brave steep them in green tea.

The minute you undermine the insurance, or dilute it, a bank run might ensue.

I also refuse to dilute the power of the accusation through inaccurate overuse.

The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.

The remainder of the residue may be dissolved in a little dilute sulphuric acid.

It dissolves in dilute potash, and on the addition of acetic acid is deposited in a pure state.

The ether solution was washed with water and dilute sodium carbonate solution, and the ether was evaporated.

When the small residue was completely dry, it was a yellow solid soluble in dilute alcohol and acid to litmus.

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