dilutedi‧lute1 /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
diluted fruit juicedilute something with/in something Dilute the paint with a little oil.► see thesaurus at mix2to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective SYN water down: an attempt to dilute the proposals—dilution /daɪˈluːʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: Any dilution of standards must be resisted.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdilute1
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere ‘to wash away’VERB TABLE
dilute
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | dilute |
| he, she, it | dilutes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | diluted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have diluted |
| he, she, it | has diluted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had diluted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dilute |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have diluted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am diluting |
| he, she, it | is diluting | |
| you, we, they | are diluting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was diluting |
| you, we, they | were diluting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been diluting |
| he, she, it | has been diluting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been diluting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be diluting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been diluting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Add some red wine to dilute the tomato sauce.
- Concentrated bleach can be diluted with water.
- Continue diluting the tomato sauce with red wine, according to taste.
- For babies, dilute the fruit juice with at least the same amount of water.
- Opening NATO to new members may dilute its strength.
- Pour a little of the antiseptic into a bowl and dilute it before bathing the cut.
- Right wing groups are determined to dilute the influence of the trade unions.
- They felt that their original aims and demands were being diluted.
- To make citron presse, dilute fresh lemon juice with water and add sugar.
- But diluting the quality of the performer does nothing to protect the Olympic ideal.
- For each study the aliquot was further diluted in 0.9% NaCl solution.
- Sixty years down the line, grandad's bravery genes have been seriously diluted.
- The river can dilute the small amounts of pollutant discharged by the chemical producer.
- They can detect this flavour even when their home water is diluted to one part in several million.
THESAURUSto mix foods, liquids etc► mix
Collocations to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated: · Mix yellow and blue paint to make green.· This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl.· Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.
► combine to mix things together so that they form a single substance. Combine is more formal than mix: · Combine the flour and the eggs.· Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.
► stir to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together: · Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker.· Stir the sugar into the warm milk.· Stir the paint before you use it.
► blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance: · Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.
► beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs: · Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.
► whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool: · Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
► dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker: · Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.
Longman Language Activatorto mix substances or liquids together► mix to mix different liquids or substances together so that they can no longer be separated: mix something and something: · You can make green by mixing blue and yellow paint.mix something together: · Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.· If these two chemicals are mixed together, they will explode.mix something with something: · Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.
► combine to mix different substances or liquids together thoroughly in order to produce a new substance or liquid: combine something and something: · Combine the egg yolks and the cream, and cook over a low heat.combine something with something: · Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.· To maintain a constant standard, some wine producers combine this year's wine with stocks from the previous year.
► stir to mix things by moving them around in a container with a spoon or a stick: · Stir the paint to make sure that the colours are thoroughly mixed.stir something into something: · I watched him as he stirred sugar into his coffee.stir in something/stir something in: · When the butter has melted, stir in the soy sauce and ginger.· Add the grated cheese to the sauce and stir it in.
► beat to mix liquids or soft substances together when you are preparing food, with quick, strong movements of a fork, spoon, or special machine: · Carry on beating the eggs with a fork until they're light and fluffy.beat something together: · In a separate bowl, beat together the oil and flour.beat something into something: · Beat the cream into the fruit puree, pour into bowls, and chill.
► blend to mix liquids or soft substances when you are preparing food, in order to make one smooth substance, using something such as a fork or special machine: · Blend the sugar, eggs, and flour.blend something together: · The ingredients should be blended together until they are smooth.blend something into something: · Beat the egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of water and blend them into the white sauce.
► whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, especially using a fork or special tool: · Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl over a pan of hot water.whisk something together: · He whisked the butter and eggs together, wondering if this was the right way to make an omelette.
► dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker: · For babies, dilute the fruit juice with at least the same amount of water.dilute something with something: · Concentrated bleach can be diluted with water.
to make a written or spoken statement less forceful► tone down to reduce the effect of a speech or piece of writing, especially by making the language you use less forceful: tone something down: · I felt my letter was worded too strongly, so I toned it down a bit.tone down something: · Wagner was forced to tone down his remarks about his opponent when it became obvious that the attacks were costing him votes.
► moderate to make your language more acceptable, especially by not swearing or being very rude: · We had to ask Joan to moderate her language in front of the kids.· She apologized at once, and moderated her voice.
► dilute to reduce the effect or force of an argument or belief, by accepting additional people, things, or ideas that may make it bigger but also weaker: · Right wing groups are determined to dilute the influence of the trade unions.· They felt that their original aims and demands were being diluted.
to add water to another liquid► dilute to add a liquid, especially water, to another liquid in order to make it weaker or thinner: · Pour a little of the antiseptic into a bowl and dilute it before bathing the cut.dilute with: · To make citron pressé, dilute fresh lemon juice with water and add sugar.· Continue diluting the tomato sauce with red wine, according to taste.
► water down to add water to another liquid, in order to make it weaker or to increase the amount - use this especially to show disapproval: · I'm sure they water down the tomato ketchup at school.water something down: · You'll find the paint drips everywhere if you water it down too much.· It's a very good whisky. Much too good to water down.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► fully
1to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid → water down: · The specialty-chemicals company plans to take a fourth-quarter restructuring charge of 28 cents to 30 cents a fully diluted share.
► further· If this also causes aggravation, the remedy can be further diluted in a third cup, and so on.· That water flows into the Sacramento River, where it is further diluted by water from Shasta Dam.· What was 3C is now further diluted 1:50,000.· The effect of this will be to dilute further the value of the company's existing shares.· For each study the aliquot was further diluted in 0.9% NaCl solution.· This solution is then diluted further for use.· The right is further diluted because licences are available as of right during the last five years.
NOUN► water· They can detect this flavour even when their home water is diluted to one part in several million.· This would lead to diminished delivery of salt and water to the diluting sites.· Low river flow worsens pollution, since there is less water to dilute sewage and other outflows.· First, delivery of solute and water to the diluting sites is essential.· Sodium nitrite is dissolved in distilled water and diluted to volume.
diluted fruit juicedilute something with/in something Dilute the paint with a little oil.► see thesaurus at mix2to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective SYN water down: an attempt to dilute the proposals—dilution /daɪˈluːʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: Any dilution of standards must be resisted.