1. v. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (view details)
2. v. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance (view details)
3. adj. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Usage Example(s): cut bourbon
Synonym(s): cut ( what does cut stand for? ), reduce ( what does reduce stand for? ), thin ( what does thin stand for? ), thin out ( what does thin out stand for? )
dilute is derived from: cutting ( what does cutting stand for? ), diluent ( what does diluent stand for? ), dilutant, dilution ( what does dilution stand for? ), thinner ( what does thinner stand for? ), thinning ( what does thinning stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Usage Example(s): adulterate liquor
Synonym(s): adulterate ( what does adulterate stand for? ), debase ( what does debase stand for? ), stretch ( what does stretch stand for? )
dilute is derived from: adulterant ( what does adulterant stand for? ), adulteration ( what does adulteration stand for? ), adulterator ( what does adulterator stand for? ), debasement ( what does debasement stand for? ), dilution

Meaning 3: (adjective) reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
Usage Example(s): a dilute solution, dilute acetic acid, diluted alcohol
Synonym(s): diluted ( what does diluted stand for? )
Opposite(s): undiluted ( what does undiluted stand for? )
Similar(s): cut, thinned ( what does thinned stand for? ), washy ( what does washy stand for? ), watery ( what does watery stand for? ), weak ( what does weak stand for? ), weakened ( what does weakened stand for? ), white ( what does white stand for? )

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