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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Normally, investors would expect to see these gains diluted in dollar terms by a weakening yen.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They would like to see him moved aside or at least have his power diluted."

From Barron's

"If TikTok is operating with a licensed or partially diluted version of its recommendation algorithm, some of the system's blind spots may start to matter more," she said.

From BBC

The brand’s identity has been diluted by inconsistent design and expansion into non-core categories, such as shoes and professional attire, he added.

From Barron's

The big beat was largely driven by the company’s sale of its interest in the Ampere chip company to SoftBank for $2.7 billion, boosting pretax earnings by 91 cents a diluted share.

From Barron's

dilute

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