dilute

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈljuːt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /daɪˈlut/, /dɪˈlut/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɑeˈlʉt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): [dɑe̯ˈlʉt] Rhymes: -uːt === Verb === 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. Antonyms: condense, concentrate (transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. Synonyms: abase, dash, sophisticate; see also Thesaurus:adulterate (transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== dilute Russell's viper venom time ==== Translations ==== === Noun === dilute (plural dilutes) An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. === See also === Concentration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia dilate === References === “dilute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “dilute”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Participle === dīlūte vocative masculine singular of dīlūtus