diluted, dilute
(adjective) reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; “diluted alcohol”; “a dilute solution”; “dilute acetic acid”
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut
(verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; “cut bourbon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dilute (third-person singular simple present dilutes, present participle diluting, simple past and past participle diluted)
(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
(transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
(transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
(intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
• condense
dilute (comparative more dilute, superlative most dilute)
Having a low concentration.
Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
dilute (plural dilutes)
An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diluting.] Etym: [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See Lave, and cf. Deluge.]
1. 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. Blackmore.
2. 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. Sir I. Newton.
Di*lute", v. i.
Definition: To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily.
Di*lute", a. Etym: [L. dilutus, p. p.]
Definition: Diluted; thin; weak. A dilute and waterish exposition. Hopkins.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
