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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | dilute, diluted | Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity |
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| VERB | 1 | dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut | Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
| 2 | dilute, adulterate, stretch, debase | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
| Sounds | dayluw't; dihluw't |
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| Rhymes | absolute, acute, arrowroot, and 77 more rhymes in uwt... |
| Meaning | Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. |
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| Examples | "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" |
| Synonyms | diluted |
| Contrary | undiluted |
| Similar | cut, thinned, weakened; watery, washy, weak; white |
| Meaning | Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | thin, thin out, reduce, cut |
| Broader | weaken |
| Narrower | water down |
| Nouns | dilutant; dilution; dilution |
| Meaning | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance. Often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | adulterate, stretch, debase |
| Similar to | extend, stretch |
| Broader | corrupt, spoil |
| Narrower | water down; sophisticate, doctor, doctor up |
| Nouns | dilution |
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