dilute

verb
UK: /daɪˈluːt/
US: /dəˈluːt/

  1. To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

    1. You can dilute the juice with water to make it less sweet.
    2. The company was accused of trying to dilute safety standards to increase profits.

  2. To reduce the strength of something such as an emotion, idea, or plan.

    1. The new regulations dilute the power of the environmental agency.
    2. They added some scenes just to dilute the overall intensity of the play.

Synonyms

weaken thin attenuate reduce
dilute adjective

  1. Weakened or reduced in strength, often by the addition of water or another substance.

    1. This is a dilute solution of the chemical.
    2. The dilute orange juice was not very flavorful, so I added more concentrate.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dilute" in English means: To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another solvent to it., To reduce the strength of something such as an emotion, idea, or plan..

The phonetic transcription of "dilute" is /daɪˈluːt/ in British English and /dəˈluːt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "dilute": weaken, thin, attenuate, reduce.

Example usage of "dilute": "You can dilute the juice with water to make it less sweet.". More examples on the page.