Dilute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːdʒᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪlˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪlˈuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːdʒᵻz/.

Examples

cut bourbon
adulterate liquor
diluted alcohol

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut reduce debase stretch load adulterate thin thin out diluted

Antonyms

undiluted

Parts of Speech

verb	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture “cut bourbon”
verb	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones “adulterate liquor”
adjective	reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity “diluted alcohol”

Word Forms

dilution	noun	a diluted solution
dilutant	noun	a diluting agent
thinner	noun	a diluting agent
thinning	noun	the act of diluting something
cutting	noun	the act of diluting something
adulterant	adjective	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
adulterant	noun	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
adulterator	noun	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
debasement	noun	being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdünnen

die Stärke oder den Geschmack einer Lösung oder Mischung verringern

🇫🇷French

diluer

diminuer la force ou la saveur d’une solution ou d’un mélange

🇪🇸Spanish

diluido

disminuir la fuerza o el sabor de una solución o mezcla

🇮🇹Italian

diluire

diminuire la forza o il sapore di una soluzione o miscela

🇳🇱Dutch

verdund

de sterkte of smaak van een oplossing of mengsel verminderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

diluir

diminuir a força ou sabor de uma solução ou mistura

🇷🇺Russian

разбавлять

уменьшить крепость или вкус раствора или смеси

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतला

किसी घोल या मिश्रण की शक्ति या स्वाद को कम करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাতলা করা

দ্রবণ বা মিশ্রণের শক্তি বা গন্ধ কমিয়ে দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்த்துப்போகும்

ஒரு கரைசல் அல்லது கலவையின் வலிமை அல்லது சுவையைக் குறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పలుచన

పరిష్కారం లేదా మిశ్రమం యొక్క బలం లేదా రుచిని తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पातळ करणे

द्रावण किंवा मिश्रणाची ताकद किंवा चव कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાતળું

સોલ્યુશન અથવા મિશ્રણની તાકાત અથવા સ્વાદને ઓછો કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸು

ದ್ರಾವಣ ಅಥವಾ ಮಿಶ್ರಣದ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಮಳವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേർപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരു ലായനി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മിശ്രിതത്തിൻ്റെ ശക്തിയോ സ്വാദോ കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਲਾ

ਘੋਲ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਆਦ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتلا

حل یا مرکب کی طاقت یا ذائقہ کو کم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稀

降低溶液或混合物的强度或味道

🇯🇵Japanese

希薄

溶液または混合物の強度や風味を弱める

🇰🇷Korean

묽게 한

용액이나 혼합물의 강도나 맛을 감소시킵니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

pha loãng

làm giảm sức mạnh hoặc hương vị của dung dịch hoặc hỗn hợp

🇹🇭Thai

เจือจาง

ลดความแรงหรือรสชาติของสารละลายหรือของผสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencairkan

mengurangi kekuatan atau rasa larutan atau campuran

🇵🇭Filipino

maghalo

bawasan ang lakas o lasa ng isang solusyon o pinaghalong

🇲🇾Malay

cairkan

mengurangkan kekuatan atau rasa larutan atau campuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمييع

تقليل قوة أو نكهة الحل أو الخليط

🇮🇷Persian

رقیق کردن

قدرت یا طعم یک محلول یا مخلوط را کاهش دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

seyreltik

bir çözeltinin veya karışımın gücünü veya tadını azaltmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַלֵל

להפחית את החוזק או הטעם של תמיסה או תערובת

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