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Definition of dilute

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

Similar Words: thin, thin out, reduce, cut, adulterate, stretch, debase, diluted

Hyponyms: water down, sophisticate, doctor, doctor up

Grouped Verbs: extend, stretch

Derivational Morphology: cutting, thinning, dilutant, diluent, thinner, dilution, adulteration, debasement, adulterant, adulterator

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