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Meanings of dilute in English

Portuguese
diluir
Catalan
diluir
Spanish
aclarar

Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.

        diluir
        Portuguese
        adulterar

        Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

              adulterar
              Portuguese
              diluído

              Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity.

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                  Usage of dilute in English
                  1
                  A request to dilute the rules was declined last year, Reuters reported.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  It is soluble in dilute aqueous alcohol, but insoluble in strong alcohol.
                  The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                  3
                  It would also dilute the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  The issue will dilute existing Nippon Electric shares by about 4 percent.
                  Reuters
                  5
                  Analysts said the deal would dilute Goldman shareholders by about 16 percent.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  He said it could help dilute the influence of the nationalist parties.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  That, however, does not dilute his desire to win the Champions League.
                  The Irish Times
                  8
                  In the dilute medium, several days elapsed before all the cultures grew.
                  Pubmed
                  9
                  These absorb, soak up the dilute food which is in the soil.
                  The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
                  10
                  Camilleri sought to sooth concerns the vehicle could dilute Ferrari's exclusive status.
                  Reuters
                  11
                  One campaign shows mothers how to dilute Clorox bleach to clean toys.
                  Reuters
                  12
                  Neither will trying to dilute your urine by drinking lots of water.
                  Radio NZ
                  13
                  One advertisement shows mothers how to dilute Clorox bleach to clean toys.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  They help cool off the air in there, and dilute that air.
                  Wired
                  15
                  The developer may consist of a dilute solution of nutgalls or of
                  Photographic Reproduction Processes
                  16
                  No simmering in orange juice or water to dilute those blush pigments.
                  The Irish Times
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                  Translations for dilute
                  Catalan
                  diluir
                  Dilute through the time
                  Dilute across language varieties
                  United States of America
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Less common