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dilute
What does dilute mean?
dilute (verb): to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dilute?
/daɪˈlut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dilute come from?
From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “dilute” mean?
to bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize
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to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water
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to be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Not quite: that's what depend means.
to assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true
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