Synonyms for dilute
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Adulterate — to weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance
corrupt, sophisticate, bastardize UK US, bastardise UK, adulterate formal dated, dash dated, abase dated, adulter dated rare
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- v. 2
To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- v. 3
To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- adj. 1
Having a low concentration.
Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.
Forms
- Past participle
- diluted
e.g. diluted → weakened, reduced, attenuated, thinned…
Example sentences
- lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
- weaken This could profoundly weaken the Algerian economy.
- attenuate Water will attenuate the signal.
- debase You will debase yourself with such behavior.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dilute | falling | |
| lean | rising | |
| weaken | steady | |
| attenuate | steady | |
| sophisticate | steady | |
| debase | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 4 letters
- weak1, load1, thin1, lean1, dash1
- 5 letters
- washy2, abase
- 6 letters
- reduce2, weaken2, watery3, debase2
- 7 letters
- stretch1, corrupt2, adulter
- 8 letters
- weakened2, diminish3
- 9 letters
- attenuate4
- 10 letters
- attenuated5, adulterate4, bastardize, bastardise
- 12 letters
- sophisticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (washy2 = 2 syllables).