dilute
English Thesaurus
1. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | weaken, |
| definition | : | lessen the strength of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | water down, |
| definition | : | make less strong or intense (verb.change) |
2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | corrupt, spoil, |
| definition | : | alter from the original (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | water down, |
| definition | : | thin by adding water to (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | extend, stretch, |
| definition | : | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance (verb.change) |
3. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity (adj.all)
| similar | : | washy, watery, weak, |
| definition | : | overly diluted; thin and insipid (adj.all) |
| similar | : | white, |
| definition | : | (of coffee) having cream or milk added (adj.all) |
4. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cutting, thinning, |
| definition | : | the act of diluting something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | a diluted solution (noun.substance) |
5. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | adulterator, |
| definition | : | a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adulteration, debasement, |
| definition | : | being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterator, |
| definition | : | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterating, |
| definition | : | making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all) |
6. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undiluted, |
| definition | : | not diluted (adj.all) |
7. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cutting, thinning, |
| definition | : | the act of diluting something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | a diluted solution (noun.substance) |
8. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dilution, |
| definition | : | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | adulterator, |
| definition | : | a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adulteration, debasement, |
| definition | : | being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterator, |
| definition | : | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterating, |
| definition | : | making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all) |
9. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undiluted, |
| definition | : | not diluted (adj.all) |
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