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diluted adjective [ dɪˈluːtɪd ]

• (of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent.
• "diluted fruit juice"
Similar: weak, dilute, thin, thinned out, watered down, watery, adulterated,
Opposite: concentrated,

dilute verb

• 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,
Opposite: concentrate,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere .


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