English Explanatory Dictionary

dilute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
  2. To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  3. To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
  4. To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
adj
  1. Having a low concentration.
  2. Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
  3. Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
noun
  1. An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈljuːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilute.wav /daɪˈlut/ /dɪˈlut/

Word forms

dilute dilutes diluting diluted more dilute most dilute

Etymology

From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.

Synonyms

abase dash sophisticate adulter adulterate adulterize alloy balderdash corrupt bastardize dilute embase

Antonyms

condense concentrate

Related words

diluent dilutable dilutant dilution dilutory diluvium dilate

Derived words

dilutee diluteness diluter dilutive haemodiluting overdilute predilute semidilute underdilute undilute dilute Russell's viper venom time
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