dilute (Meaning)

Wordnet

dilute (v)

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

Wordnet

dilute (a)

reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

Webster

dilute (v. t.)

To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.

To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.

Webster

dilute (v. i.)

To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily.

Webster

dilute (a.)

Diluted; thin; weak.

dilute Sentence Examples

  1. The chemist needed to dilute the acid solution with water to make it less concentrated.
  2. The doctor prescribed a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide to be used as a mouthwash.
  3. The painter carefully diluted the paint with turpentine to achieve the right consistency.
  4. The bartender diluted the whiskey with water to make it more palatable for some customers.
  5. The cleaning solution was too strong, so I had to dilute it with water before using it on the floor.
  6. The gardener diluted the fertilizer with water before applying it to the plants to avoid burning them.
  7. The laboratory technician diluted the blood sample with saline solution to prepare it for testing.
  8. The pharmacist diluted the medication with a liquid carrier to make it easier to take.
  9. The instructions on the hair dye box said to dilute it with equal parts of developer before applying it to the hair.
  10. The sommelier diluted the wine with a small amount of water to enhance its flavor and aroma.

FAQs About the word dilute

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture, corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable i

diluted, thin, thinned,weak, washy, watered-down, adulterated,weakened, watery

rich,rich, strong, strong, full-bodied, condensed, enriched,enriched, fortified, full-bodied

The chemist needed to dilute the acid solution with water to make it less concentrated.

The doctor prescribed a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide to be used as a mouthwash.

The painter carefully diluted the paint with turpentine to achieve the right consistency.

The bartender diluted the whiskey with water to make it more palatable for some customers.