"dilute" in the verb sense

1. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

"cut bourbon"

2. load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

"adulterate liquor"

"dilute" in the adjective sense

1. diluted, dilute

reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

"diluted alcohol"

"a dilute solution"

"dilute acetic acid"

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