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D0225900 (dī-lo͞ot′, dĭ-)tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes 1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.3. To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares.adj. Weakened; diluted.

[Latin dīluere, dīlūt- : dī-, dis-, apart, away; see dis- + -luere, to wash (from lavere; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots).]

di·lut′er, di·lut′or n.di·lu′tive adj.

dilute

(daɪˈluːt) vb1. to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner2. to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc: he diluted his story. adj (Chemistry) chem a. (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixtureb. (of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water: dilute acetic acid. [C16: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to wash] ˌdiluˈtee n diˈluter n

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(dɪˈlut, daɪ-; adj. also ˈdaɪ lut)

v. -lut•ed, -lut•ing,
adj. v.t. 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. v.i. 4. to become diluted. adj. 5. reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak. [1545–55; < Latin dīlūtus, past participle of dīluere to wash away, dissolve] di•lut′er, di•lu′tor, n. di•lu′tive, adj.

di·lute

(dī-lo͞ot′) To make a substance less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

dilute

Past participle: diluted
Gerund: diluting

Imperative
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Present
I dilute
you dilute
he/she/it dilutes
we dilute
you dilute
they dilute

Preterite
I diluted
you diluted
he/she/it diluted
we diluted
you diluted
they diluted

Present Continuous
I am diluting
you are diluting
he/she/it is diluting
we are diluting
you are diluting
they are diluting

Present Perfect
I have diluted
you have diluted
he/she/it has diluted
we have diluted
you have diluted
they have diluted

Past Continuous
I was diluting
you were diluting
he/she/it was diluting
we were diluting
you were diluting
they were diluting

Past Perfect
I had diluted
you had diluted
he/she/it had diluted
we had diluted
you had diluted
they had diluted

Future
I will dilute
you will dilute
he/she/it will dilute
we will dilute
you will dilute
they will dilute

Future Perfect
I will have diluted
you will have diluted
he/she/it will have diluted
we will have diluted
you will have diluted
they will have diluted

Future Continuous
I will be diluting
you will be diluting
he/she/it will be diluting
we will be diluting
you will be diluting
they will be diluting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been diluting
you have been diluting
he/she/it has been diluting
we have been diluting
you have been diluting
they have been diluting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been diluting
you will have been diluting
he/she/it will have been diluting
we will have been diluting
you will have been diluting
they will have been diluting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been diluting
you had been diluting
he/she/it had been diluting
we had been diluting
you had been diluting
they had been diluting

Conditional
I would dilute
you would dilute
he/she/it would dilute
we would dilute
you would dilute
they would dilute

Past Conditional
I would have diluted
you would have diluted
he/she/it would have diluted
we would have diluted
you would have diluted
they would have diluted

dilute

1. To mix a powder, e.g. flour, with a liquid.2. To add water to a concentrated liquid.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dilute - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"thin, thin out, reduce, cutweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
	2.	dilute - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"adulterate, debase, load, stretchstretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"spoil, corrupt - alter from the originalwater down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Adj.	1.	dilute - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"diluted

dilute

verb1. water down, thin (out), weaken, adulterate, add water to, make thinner, cut (informal) Dilute the syrup well with cooled, boiled water.
water down concentrate, strengthen, thicken, condense2. reduce, weaken, diminish, temper, decrease, lessen, diffuse, quell, mitigate, tone down, attenuate, disempower It was a clear attempt to dilute black voting power.
reduce strengthen, intensifyadjective1. watered down, weak, diluted, watery, cut (informal) a dilute solution of bleach

dilute

verbTo lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture:attenuate, cut, thin, water (down), weaken.adjectiveLower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture:thin, washy, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak.

Translations

稀释稀释过的冲淡

dilute

(daiˈljuːt) verb to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water. You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.冲淡 adjective reduced in strength; weak. dilute acid.稀释diˈlution noun稀释物

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→ 稀释zhCN, 稀释过的zhCN

dilute

[di-lo̳t´] to make a mixture or solution less concentrated by adding a fluid.

di·lute (dil.),

(dī-lūt'), 1. To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, strength, quality, or purity. 2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so effected. [L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]

dilute

verb To weaken the potency of a factor or chemical in a solution by adding more solute, vehicle or diluent.

dilute

verb To weaken the potency of a thing by adding more vehicle or diluent. See Single molecular dilution.

di·lute

(di-lūt') 1. To reduce the concentration, strength, quality, or purity of a solution or mixture. 2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so altered. [L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]

dilute

to make a substance less concentrated by the addition of water or other solvent.

Dilute

A solution that has comparatively more fluid in it, relative to the quantity of solute.Mentioned in: Diabetes Insipidus

di·lute

(dil.) (di-lūt') 1. To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, strength, quality, or purity. 2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so effected. [L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]

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verb water down

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verb reduce

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adj watered down

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verb to lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture

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adj lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture

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verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

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verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance

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adj reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

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