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Detailed Synonyms for dilution in English

dilution:

dilution [the ~] noun

  1. the dilution
    the dilution; the thinning
  2. the dilution
    – weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner 1
    the dilution
    – weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner 1
  3. the dilution
    – a diluted solution 1
    the dilution
    – a diluted solution 1

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  1. weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner1
  2. a diluted solution1

dilute:

dilute verb

  1. dilute
    dilute; adulterate; to water down
  2. dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • abate verb (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
    adulterate; to lessen; to become weak; lose strength
    to enervate
    – weaken mentally or morally 1
    • enervate verb (enervates, enervated, enervating)
    to enfeeble
    – make weak 1
    • enfeeble verb (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
  3. dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to reduce; to cut; dilute; to thin; to thin out
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
      • cut bourbon1
    • dilute verb
    • thin verb (thins, thinned, thinning)
    • thin out verb (thins out, thinned out, thinning out)
  4. dilute
    – corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 1
    to load; to stretch; dilute; to debase; adulterate
    – corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 1
    • load verb (loads, loaded, loading)
    • stretch verb (stretchs, stretched, stretching)
    • dilute verb
    • debase verb (debases, debased, debasing)
    • adulterate verb
      • adulterate liquor1

dilute adj

  1. dilute
    – reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity 1
    dilute; diluted
    – reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity 1
    • dilute adj
      • a dilute solution1
      • dilute acetic acid1
    • diluted adj
      • diluted alcohol1

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Related Definitions for "dilute":

  1. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity1
    • a dilute solution1
    • dilute acetic acid1
  2. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture1
  3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones1