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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lute /dɪˈlut, daɪ-; adj. also ˈdaɪlut/USA pronunciation v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing, adj. v. [~ + object] - to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or other liquid:Dilute the ammonia with water before you use it.
- to reduce the strength of, as by adding or mixing something:The professor's proposals were diluted by the lack of support from his department.
adj. [before a noun] - Chemistryreduced in strength;
weak:serving dilute whiskey.
di•lu•tion /dɪˈluʃən, daɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lute (di lo̅o̅t′, dī-;adj. also dī′lo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing, adj. v.t. - to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- to make fainter, as a color.
- to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
v.i. - to become diluted.
adj. - Chemistryreduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture;
weak:a dilute solution.
- 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)
- 1545–55
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weaken, temper, mitigate, diminish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dilute /daɪˈluːt/ vb - to make or become less concentrated, esp by adding water or a thinner
- to make or become weaker in force, effect, etc
adj - (of a solution, suspension, mixture, etc) having a low concentration or a concentration that has been reduced by admixture
- (of a substance) present in solution, esp a weak solution in water: dilute acetic acid
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dīluere, from dis- apart + -luere, from lavāre to washdiˈluter n |