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di‧lute /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ verb [transitive]
di‧lute adjective
رقیق کردن، ابکی کردن، مهندسی: رقیق کردن، معماری: رقیق، شیمی: رقیق کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsdilute[verb]Synonyms:- water down, adulterate, cut, make thinner, thin (out), weaken
- reduce, attenuate, decrease, diffuse, diminish, lessen, mitigate, temper, weaken
Antonyms: concentrate, concentrated
Contrasted words: enrich, fortify, richen, upgrade, condense, densify, evaporate, thicken, condensed, densified, thickened
Related Words: moderate,
qualify,
temper,
deliquesce,
liquefy,
alter,
modify,
reduced,
adulterated,
sophisticated,
impaired,
impoverished,
weakened
English Thesaurus: mix, combine, stir, blend, beat, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. di‧lute1 /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: dilutus, past participle of diluere 'to wash away']
1. to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid ⇒
water down:
diluted fruit juicedilute something with/in something
Dilute the paint with a little oil.2. to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective
Synonym : water down:
an attempt to dilute the proposals—dilution /daɪˈluːʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable]:
Any dilution of standards must be resisted. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. di‧lute2 adjective a dilute liquid has been made weaker by the addition of water or another liquid
Antonym : concentrated:
dilute hydrochloric acid [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsdilute verbI. liquid ADV. highly The fragrances are highly diluted.
slightly Dilute the juice slightly with water. PREP. in The perfumes are diluted in vegetable oils.
with [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
dilute II. effect/quality ADV. considerably, substantially The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusmix to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated:
Mix yellow and blue paint to make green.
This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl.
Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.combine to mix things together so that they form a single substance.
Combine is more formal than
mix:
Combine the flour and the eggs.
Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.stir to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together:
Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker.
Stir the sugar into the warm milk.
Stir the paint before you use it.blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance:
Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs:
Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker:
Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.fuse to combine different styles in order to form a new style:
The band fuses African rhythms with traditional Celtic music.jumble to mix things together in an untidy way, so that they are not in any order:
The jigsaw pieces were all jumbled together in the box.grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.sieve British English,
sift American English to put flour or other powders through a
sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces):
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife:
Chop up the vegetables.dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.season to add salt, pepper etc to food:
Season the meat before grilling.crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
Add one clove of crushed garlic.beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
Fold in the beaten egg whites.knead to press
dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
Drizzle with olive oil.let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.serve to put different foods together as part of a meal:
Serve with rice and a salad.
Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
mix to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated:
Mix yellow and blue paint to make green.
This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl.
Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.combine to mix things together so that they form a single substance.
Combine is more formal than
mix:
Combine the flour and the eggs.
Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.stir to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together:
Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker.
Stir the sugar into the warm milk.
Stir the paint before you use it.blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance:
Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs:
Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker:
Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.sieve British English,
sift American English to put flour or other powders through a
sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces):
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife:
Chop up the vegetables.dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.season to add salt, pepper etc to food:
Season the meat before grilling.crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
Add one clove of crushed garlic.beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
Fold in the beaten egg whites.knead to press
dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
Drizzle with olive oil.let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.serve to put different foods together as part of a meal:
Serve with rice and a salad.
Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲