dilute
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dilute
- /daɪˈljuːt/ UK
- /daɪˈlut/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈlut/ Canada, US
- /dɑeˈlʉt/ Australia
- [dɑe̯ˈlʉt] New Zealand
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
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.
verb dilutes · diluting · diluted
- To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.
- To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. For if these Colours be diluted and weakened by the Mixture of any adventitious light, the distance between the places of the Paper will not be so great.
- To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- To become attenuated, thin, or weak. It dilutes easily.
adjective more dilute · most dilute
- Having a low concentration. Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.
- Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
- Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. a dilute calico
noun dilutes
- An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. On average, blues and other dilutes have weaker coats and skin problems seem more prevalent in the dilutes.
