verb, adjective
verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (with sth) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
SYNWATERDOWN:
The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
2 to make sth weaker or less effective
SYNWATERDOWN:
Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
dilution noun [U]:
the dilution of sewage * This is a serious dilution of their election promises.
adjective (also diluted) (of a liquid) made weaker by adding water or another substance:
a dilute acid / solution
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for dilute is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does dilute appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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