English Dictionary: dilute | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See {Lave}, and cf. {Deluge}.] 1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing. Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more. --Blackmore. 2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I. Newton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. i. To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dilute \Di*lute"\, a. [L. dilutus, p. p.] Diluted; thin; weak. A dilute and waterish exposition. --Hopkins. |