dilute
/daɪˈlut/
adjective
- Made weaker or thinner by having water or another liquid added.
- The dilute acid is safe enough to use for cleaning.
- She prefers dilute orange juice because it is less sweet.
- The paint was too dilute and ran down the wall.
verb
- To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.
- The chemist diluted the acid carefully to reduce its strength.
- You should dilute the juice with water before serving it to the children.
- If the soup is too salty, you can dilute it by adding more broth.
- To make something less strong, effective, or pure by adding something else.
- His apology was diluted by the excuses he added at the end.
- Adding too many new features may dilute the main purpose of the app.
- The company's brand image was diluted by selling cheap products.
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