dilute

Meaning

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

An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Synonyms

thin

adulterate

diluted

dissolve

water down

attenuate

cut

mix

watery

stretch

tenuous

vitiate

rarefy

diffuse

thin out

load

aggrandize

anoint

apply

augment

debase

disband

enlarge

expand

extend

grease

increase

magnify

melt

pollute

rarefied

reach

reduce

smear

sparse

spread

spread-eagle

spread out

step up

stretch out

tame

unfold

unfurl

unroll

washy

weak

wispy

water

🚰

divide

make thinner

space out

rip

season

separate

smash

unsaturated

space

break

split

mild-tasting

bland

watered

watered-down

stir

dissipate

adulterated

take apart

crack

eviscerate

temper

dismount

flat

tepid

halve

impure

clear off

intermix

layout

lay out

liquidate

enfeebled

lukewarm

macerate

thinned

break up

mild

mingle

dwindle away

moderate

paltry

tone down

poor

said of broth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈljuːt/

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.