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To dilute is defined as to make thinner or less intense by mixing with something else.

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An example of to dilute is to pour soda into a cup of liquor.

See dilute in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb diluted, diluting

to thin down or weaken as by mixing with water or other liquid
to change or weaken (in brilliance, force, effect, etc.) by mixing with something else

Origin: < L dilutus, pp. of diluere, to wash away < dis-, off, from + luere, var. of lavare, to lave

intransitive verb

to become diluted

adjective

diluted

Related Forms:

diluteness noun
diluter noun or dilutor

See dilute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes

To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
To decrease the value of (shares of stock) by increasing the total number of shares.

adjective

Weakened; diluted.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dīluere, dīlūt-

Origin: : dī-, dis-, apart, away; see dis-

Origin: + -luere, to wash (from lavere; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

di·lutˈer, di·lutˈor noun

di·luˈtive adjective

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