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diluted

diluted

1 3.4
Made less strong by mixing with water or something else
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈluːtɪd/
translation icon : diluido
  • She preferred her juice diluted with extra water to make it less strong.
  • diluted share

So why have I emphasized this dilute protein sample point here?

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Examples

  • Another issue has been raised is that the soda recommendation is a bit diluted in the new Dietary Guidelines.

  • It's just diluted contact with other people.

  • So it becomes either diluted or good energy.

  • Here, very cold because the heat got diluted, everything got diluted.

  • And I think when it's kind of diluted, then a lot of people were into that.

  • In fact, the reason why most personal brands fail is because if you have diluted focus, you get diluted results.

  • But as the generations go on and it gets diluted, it'll probably never happen again.

  • Her Islam was very much diluted with her own cultural traditional superstitions.

  • Let's say you've got a pot, right, with water and this water is really diluted, so it's empty, right?

  • The lemonade was too sweet, so I added some water to make it diluted.

Synonyms

weak
vsdiluted
22 1.3

Not strong in taste, thin and watery

specifies reduction by adding solvent rather than general lack of strength
watered-down
vsdiluted
  • Informal
16 4.6

Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems

is about substances made less strong by adding a solvent
watery
vsdiluted
10 1.0

Thin and weak because it has too much water

describes a substance reduced in strength or concentration by adding solvent
dilute
vsdiluted
1 4.2

A liquid that is weaker after adding water

is the past form used to describe the resulting weaker liquid
cut
vsdiluted
6.9

Lower in price or amount

emphasizes the resulting lower strength or concentration
weakened
vsdiluted
3.1

Less strong because water or another liquid is added

refers to loss that can also lower quality or purity
thinned
vsdiluted
3.2

Made less thick by adding water or another liquid

focuses on lower strength or concentration rather than reduced thickness
dulled
vsdiluted
4.3

Made less strong or clear

refers to weakening caused by adding solvent, not general loss of intensity

Antonyms

5 4.6

Pure and not made weaker by adding water or another liquid

concentrated
  • Specialized
4.4

A liquid that has a large amount of something mixed into it

How Dilute

watery
10 1.0
diluted
1 3.4
undiluted
5 4.6

Surface Forms

diluted positive
diluteder comparative
dilutedest superlative

Morphology

diluted = dilute (transparent) = dilute + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' from the verb 'dilute', so the meaning is directly derivable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word diluted comes from the Latin verb diluere, which meant 'to wash away'. So when something is diluted, you have 'washed away' some of its strength by adding water, making it thinner or weaker.