dilute

[dih-loot, dahy-, dahy-loot] / dɪˈlut, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ lut /

VERB

make thinner; weaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adulterate alter decrease diminish lessen mitigate modify reduce temper water down

STRONG

attenuate cook cut deliquesce diffuse doctor irrigate lace liquefy mix moderate needle plant qualify shave spike water

WEAK

doctor up phony up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate develop strengthen

WEAK

concentrate thicken

ADJECTIVE

thinned, diluted

Synonyms

STRONG

adulterated cut diluted impaired impoverished light reduced weakened

WEAK

washy watered down waterish watery weak wishy-washy

Antonyms

STRONG

strong

WEAK

concentrated enriched strengthened thickened

Example Sentences

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The deputy foreign minister pointed to Tehran's offer to dilute its 60%-enriched uranium as evidence of its willingness to compromise.

From BBC

Couples face a recurring problem: They agree that something special should happen, but without a deadline the plan gets delayed, diluted or forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is because the company’s average diluted share count for the fourth quarter, used to calculate earnings per share, was down 1% from a year earlier.

From MarketWatch

She also asked where justice was when responsibility had been left "blurred, silent and diluted".

From BBC

This diluted version of Hemingway has inevitably degraded the reputation of the original.

From The Wall Street Journal

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