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/daɪlˈutəd/ /dɪlˈutəd/ Listen

verb

Dilute v. t. (past & past part. diluted; pres. part. diluting)

To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing. "Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more."

To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. "Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light."

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

adjective

Diluted adj. Reduced in strength; thin; weak.

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Etymology of 'Diluted'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Diluted" Quotes from Famous Books

... blood vessels in various ways assists in repair. An injurious substance in the tissue may be so diluted by the fluid that its action is minimized. A small crystal of salt is irritating to the eye, but a much greater amount of the same substance in dilute solution causes no irritation. The poisonous substances produced by bacteria ...

— Disease and Its Causes • William Thomas Councilman

... the other lockers, not locked up like that; and there was no other treasure that Pocket could see. He had his hand on his own treasure, was in the act of taking it, trembling a little, but more elated, as he stood in a ruby flood only partially diluted by the broken ...

— The Camera Fiend • E.W. Hornung

... his bag he found a bottle and poured a half-tumbler for me; it went down like a whiskey-flavored soft drink. It had about as much kick as when you pour a drink of water into a highball glass that still holds a dreg of melted ice and diluted liquor. But it burned like fury once it hit my stomach and my mind began to wobble. He'd given me a slug of the pure ...

— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith

... faith in drugs, and relied mainly upon diet, exercises and massage, and, to some extent, upon surgery. His practice of prescribing wine in liberal doses added to his popularity. It was the custom to take wine very much diluted with water, but Asclepiades ordered wine in full strength or only slightly diluted. He practised bronchotomy and tracheotomy, and recommended in suitable cases of dropsy scarification of the ankles, and advised that, in tapping, an ...

— Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine • James Sands Elliott

... of the reviews were exceedingly favourable, and even where praise was diluted with blame, the blame was administered with respect, as a dentist might respectfully pain a prince in pulling his tooth out. The public had voted for Henry, and the press, organ of public opinion, displayed a wise discretion. The daring ...

— A Great Man - A Frolic • Arnold Bennett

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