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Dilute

noun
/daɪˈljuːt/
Word Frequency: 4.1

Definitions

1.nounAn animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
2.verbTo make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
3.verbTo weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
4.verbTo cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
5.verbTo become attenuated, thin, or weak.
"It dilutes easily."
6.adjectiveHaving a low concentration.
"Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner."
7.adjectiveWeak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
8.adjectiveOf an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
"a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat"

Synonyms

water downthinreduceweakeneddebaseadulteratewashystretchweakcutwaterywhite

Antonyms

condense

Rhymes With

astutedisputeacutedestituterefuteconstitutebrutemoot
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