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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr & vb n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus p. p. of diluere to wash away dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See {Lave}, and cf {Deluge}.] 1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something to thin and dissolve by mixing. Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more --Blackmore. 2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I. Newton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diluted adj 1: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" [syn: {dilute}] [ant: {undiluted}] 2: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight" [syn: {toned down(p)}]
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