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# dilute

«dilute» in Mova's school dictionary: **To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (dilute, dilutes, diluted, diluting); adjective (dilute)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#m1)

2) (adjective) Weaker because water has been added: «a dilute acid». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#m2)

3) To make something weaker or less strong in effect: «dilute the message». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you dilute squash or cordial with water. In science lessons, «dilute» and «concentrated» describe solutions; a dilute solution has less of the dissolved substance in the same amount of water. In cooking and cleaning, labels say «dilute before use». Phrases: «dilute with water», «dilute to taste», «dilute solution».

### examples

- Dilute the squash with lots of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x1)
- Always dilute the cleaning liquid before use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x2)
- We diluted the paint so it would spread easily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x3)
- A dilute acid is less dangerous than a concentrated one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x4)
- Adding ice will dilute your drink as it melts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x5)
- Too many rules can dilute the fun of the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/#x6)

### note

Opposite: «concentrate(d)». Noun: «dilution». In maths and science, diluting adds liquid but the amount of the dissolved stuff stays the same: 1 part squash to 4 parts water makes 5 parts drink, and the squash is 1/5 of it.

### In the corpora

- [Squash is a solution: more water makes it more dilute, and a sieve or filter cannot take the cordial back out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/6-mixing-and-dissolving/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dilute» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dilute/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.