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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
di·lute       [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)]

—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       (dī-lōōt', dĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
  1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.
  2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
  3. 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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diluted

adjective
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" [ant: undiluted] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Diluted

Di*lut"ed\, a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- Di*lut"ed*ly, adv.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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