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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
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[di-loot, dahy-; adj. also -dahy-loot] Pronunciation Key verb, -lut·ed, -lut·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective
| 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. |
| 4. | to become diluted. |
| 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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| di·lute
(dī-lōōt', dĭ-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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.
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.
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