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💧 To make weaker ⚠️ To lower quality 🧪 Less concentrated
dilute

dilute

1 4.2
A liquid that is weaker after adding water
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈluːt/
translation icon : diluido
  • The laboratory prepared a dilute solution by adding water to the concentrated acid.
  • dilute solution
  • dilute acid
  • very dilute

It was hydrated zinc and, and a dilute hydrochloric acid solution.

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Examples

  • The urine in the cup was very dilute, just like the sample she used for her thin layer study.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The only chemical used in UV disinfection is a dilute acid for cleaning tubes.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The first one is going to be the dilute solution model.

  • So they would be pretty dilute, right?

    Stanford

  • But even a dilute 6% solution killed the bacteria.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Henry's law has since been shown to apply to a wide range of dilute solutions, not merely those of gases.

    Blog text (9)

  • Rouse him every four hours and make him drink a dilute solution of this elixir.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Typically, the neutron beam is so dilute that rarely is more than one neutron in the device at a time.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The most popular flow battery on the market uses vanadium redox technology, using charged vanadium in a dilute sulfuric acid solution to store energy.

    Academic text (2005)

  • With its non-hazardous 0.8 percent dilute sodium hypochlorite solution, SHG offered the safest and most cost-effective treatment method.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

weak
vsdilute
22 1.3

Not strong in taste, thin and watery

is a neutral term for reduced concentration without judging quality
watered-down
vsdilute
  • Informal
16 4.6

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

describes literal weakening of a substance by adding a solvent not metaphorical
diluted
vsdilute
1 3.4

Made less strong by mixing with water or something else

is the same meaning but used as the result or past participle form
weakened
vsdilute
3.1

Less strong because water or another liquid is added

is about lowering concentration specifically rather than general loss of power
thinned
vsdilute
3.2

Made less thick by adding water or another liquid

emphasizes lower concentration rather than only reduced thickness

Antonyms

concentrated
  • Specialized
4.4

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

How Dilute

watery
10 1.0
dilute
1 4.2
concentrated
  • Specialized
4.4

Surface Forms

dilute positive
diluter comparative
dilutest superlative

Etymology

Dilute as an adjective comes from the same Latin diluere, with dis- 'away' and luere 'to wash', so a dilute liquid has had some of its strength 'washed away' by adding more water or a milder liquid.