dilute
verb/daɪˈluːt/
/daɪˈluːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dilute | /daɪˈluːt/ /daɪˈluːt/ |
| he / she / it dilutes | /daɪˈluːts/ /daɪˈluːts/ |
| past simple diluted | /daɪˈluːtɪd/ /daɪˈluːtɪd/ |
| past participle diluted | /daɪˈluːtɪd/ /daɪˈluːtɪd/ |
| -ing form diluting | /daɪˈluːtɪŋ/ /daɪˈluːtɪŋ/ |
- dilute something (in/with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it synonym water down
- The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
Extra Examples- The fragrances are highly diluted.
- The perfumes are diluted in vegetable oils.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- highly
- slightly
- in
- with
- dilute something to make something weaker or less effective synonym water down
- Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
- The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- significantly
- somewhat
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.
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