| 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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