Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diluted"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a.
Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current,
and dilute it more. --Blackmore.
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.
Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by
the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I.
Newton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diluted
adj 1: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity;
"diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic
acid" [syn: {dilute}] [ant: {undiluted}]
2: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted
sunlight" [syn: {toned down(p)}]
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