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DILUTED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

Example:

dilute acetic acid

Synonyms:

dilute; diluted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cut; thinned; weakened (mixed with water)

washy; watery; weak (overly diluted; thin and insipid)

white ((of coffee) having cream or milk added)

Antonym:

undiluted (not diluted)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb dilute

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 Context examples: 

Dispersants contain detergents, not unlike those people use to wash dishes, which help break oil into small droplets that are diluted in the ocean or are eaten by microbes before the oil can be swept to sensitive coastlines.

(Sunlight reduces effectiveness of dispersants used to clean up oil spills, National Science Foundation)