dilute 音标拼音: [dɑɪl'ut] [dɪl'ut]
vt . 冲淡,稀释
a . 淡的,稀释的
冲淡,稀释淡的,稀释的
dilute adj 1 :
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity ; "
diluted alcohol "; "
a dilute solution "; "
dilute acetic acid " [
synonym : {
diluted }, {
dilute }] [
ant :
{
undiluted }]
v 1 :
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture ;
"
cut bourbon " [
synonym : {
dilute }, {
thin }, {
thin out }, {
reduce },
{
cut }]
2 :
corrupt ,
debase ,
or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance ;
often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones ; "
adulterate liquor " [
synonym : {
load },
{
adulterate }, {
stretch }, {
dilute }, {
debase }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Mix their watery store .
With the chyle '
s current ,
and dilute it more .
--
Blackmore .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light . --
Sir I .
Newton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dilute \
Di *
lute "\,
v .
i .
To become attenuated ,
thin ,
or weak ;
as ,
it dilutes easily .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dilute \
Di *
lute "\,
a . [
L .
dilutus ,
p .
p .]
Diluted ;
thin ;
weak .
[
1913 Webster ]
A dilute and waterish exposition . --
Hopkins .
[
1913 Webster ]
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dilute ":
abate ,
adulterate ,
adulterated ,
alleviate ,
alter ,
attenuate ,
baptize ,
bastardize ,
bate ,
blow off ,
cast forth ,
clear away ,
contaminate ,
corrupt ,
cut ,
debase ,
decrease ,
denaturalize ,
denature ,
diluted ,
diminish ,
dispel ,
dissipate ,
dissolve ,
doctor ,
doctor up ,
drive away ,
ease ,
emacerate ,
emaciate ,
etherealize ,
evaporate ,
expand ,
extenuate ,
fortify ,
impaired ,
impoverished ,
irrigate ,
lace ,
lessen ,
liquefy ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modify ,
pollute ,
qualify ,
rarefy ,
reduce ,
reduced ,
remit ,
slacken ,
sophisticated ,
spike ,
subtilize ,
tamper with ,
temper ,
thicken ,
thin ,
thin away ,
thin down ,
thin out ,
volatilize ,
washy ,
water ,
water down ,
watered -
down ,
waterish ,
watery ,
weak ,
weaken ,
weakened
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