VERB | change | dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
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change | dilute, load, adulterate, stretch, debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance | |
ADJECTIVE | all | dilute, diluted | reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity |
Sounds | dayluw't; dihluw't | |
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Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... |
Meaning | Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | diluted | |
Narrower | cut, thinned, weakened | mixed with water |
watery, washy, weak | overly diluted | |
white | (of coffee) having cream or milk added | |
Opposite | undiluted | not diluted |
Spanish | diluido |
Meaning | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | thin, thin out, reduce, cut | |
Narrower | water down | make less strong or intense |
Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
Spanish | aclarar, cortar, desleír, diluir, reducir | |
Catalan | diluir | |
Nouns | dilutant | a diluting agent |
dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner | |
dilution | a diluted solution |
Meaning | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | load, adulterate, stretch, debase | |
Narrower | sophisticate, doctor, doctor up | Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive |
water down | Thin by adding water to | |
Broader | corrupt, spoil | Alter from the original |
Similar to | extend, stretch | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance |
Spanish | adulterar, diluir | |
Catalan | adulterar | |
Nouns | dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner |
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