dilute
verb
[ dʌɪˈl(j)uːt ]
• make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
• "bleach can be diluted with cold water"
Similar:
make weaker,
weaken,
thin out,
thin,
make thinner,
water down,
add water to,
mix,
doctor,
lace,
adulterate,
cut,
dilute
adjective
• (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere .
