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di·lute

Audio Help [di-loot, dahy-; adj. also -dahy-loot] Pronunciation Key verb, -lut·ed, -lut·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to become diluted.

–adjective

5.	reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution.

[Origin: 1545–55; < L dīlūtus washed away, dissolved (ptp. of dīluere), equiv. to dī- di-² + -lūtus, comb. form of lautus (lav(ere) to wash + -tus ptp. suffix)

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—Related forms

di·lut·er, di·lu·tor, noun

di·lu·tive, adjective

—Synonyms 3. weaken, temper, mitigate, diminish.

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di·lute Audio Help (dī-lōōt', dĭ-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. 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.

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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dilute

c.1555, from L. dilutus, pp. of diluere "dissolve, wash away, dilute," from dis- "apart" + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).

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dilute
adjective
1.	reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" [syn: diluted] [ant: undiluted]
verb
1.	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
2.	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dilute [daiˈljuːt] verb

to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water
Example: You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.

Arabic:	يُخَفِّف (بالماء)
Chinese (Simplified):	冲淡
Chinese (Traditional):	衝淡
Czech:	(na)ředit
Danish:	fortynde; spæde op
Dutch:	verdunnen, aanlengen
Estonian:	lahjendama
Finnish:	laimentaa
French:	diluer
German:	verdünnen
Greek:	διαλύω, αραιώνω
Hungarian:	hígít
Icelandic:	þynna
Indonesian:	melarutkan, mencairkan
Italian:	diluire

Japanese:	薄める
Korean:	묽게 하다, 희석하다, 약화시키다
Latvian:	atšķaidīt
Lithuanian:	atskiesti
Norwegian:	tynne ut, fortynne
Polish:	rozcieńczać
Portuguese (Brazil):	diluir
Portuguese (Portugal):	diluir
Romanian:	diluat
Russian:	разбавлять
Slovak:	riediť
Slovenian:	razredčiti
Spanish:	diluir
Swedish:	späda
Turkish:	sulandırmak

dilute [daiˈljuːt] adjective

reduced in strength; weak
Example: dilute acid

Arabic:	مُخَفَّف (بالماء)
Chinese (Simplified):	稀释
Chinese (Traditional):	稀釋
Czech:	(na)ředěný
Danish:	fortyndet
Dutch:	verdund
Estonian:	lahjendatud
Finnish:	laimennettu
French:	dilué
German:	verdünnt
Greek:	αραιωμένος
Hungarian:	hígított
Icelandic:	deyfa, veikja
Indonesian:	encer
Italian:	diluito

Japanese:	薄められた
Korean:	묽은, 약한
Latvian:	atšķaidīts
Lithuanian:	atskiestas
Norwegian:	fortynnet, oppspedd
Polish:	rozcieńczony
Portuguese (Brazil):	diluído
Portuguese (Portugal):	diluído
Romanian:	a dilua
Russian:	разбавленный
Slovak:	zriedený
Slovenian:	razredčen
Spanish:	diluido
Swedish:	utspädd, förtunnad
Turkish:	sulu, sulandırılmış, seyreltilmiş

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

di·lute (d-lt, d-)
v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes

To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, quality, strength, or purity, as by adding water.

adj.

Thinned or weakened by diluting.

di·lutive adj.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ²dilute
Function: adjective
: of relatively low strength or concentration <a dilute solution>

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ¹di·lute
Pronunciation: dI-'lüt, d&-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: di·lut·ed; di·lut·ing
: to make thinner or more liquid by admixture —di·lut·er also di·lu·tor /-&r/ noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: di·lute
Pronunciation: dI-'lüt, d&-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: di·lut·ed; di·lut·ing
: to cause dilution of

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

dilute

Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]

1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention.

(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley.

2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute.

Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.

Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dilute

Dil"u*ent\, a. [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See Dilute.] Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. --Arbuthnot.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dilute

Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diluting.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See Lave, and cf. Deluge.]

1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.

Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more. --Blackmore.

2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.

Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I. Newton.

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