dilute

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

di·lute [dilute dilutes diluted diluting] verb, adjective BrE [daɪˈluːt] BrE [daɪˈljuːt] NAmE [daɪˈluːt]
verb
1. ~ sth (with sth) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
Syn: water down
•The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
2. ~ sth to make sth weaker or less effective
Syn: water down
•Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.

Example Bank:
•The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted.
•The fragrances are highly diluted.
•The perfumes are diluted in vegetable oils.
Derived Word: ↑dilution
 
adjective (also di·luted) (of a liquid)
made weaker by adding water or another substance
•a dilute acid/solution

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  diluted, load, adulterate, stretch, debase, thin, thin out, reduce, cut