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dilute


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dilute 
 
  2  senses  of  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  water  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  water  down 
  =>  sophisticate,  doctor,  doctor  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dilute 
 
  2  senses  of  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  water  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  water  down 
  =>  sophisticate,  doctor,  doctor  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dilute 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dilute 
 
  2  senses  of  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Sense  2 
  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  corrupt,  spoil 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dilute 
 
  dilute  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  corrupt,  spoil 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dilute 
 
  The  verb  dilute  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut  --  (lessen  the  strength  or  flavor  of  a  solution  or  mixture;  "cut  bourbon") 
  2.  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dilute 
 
  The  adj  dilute  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  diluted,  dilute  --  (reduced  in  strength  or  concentration  or  quality  or  purity;  "diluted  alcohol";  "a  dilute  solution";  "dilute  acetic  acid") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dilute 
 
  1  sense  of  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  diluted  (vs.  undiluted),  dilute 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dilute 
 
  1  sense  of  dilute 
 
  Sense  1 
  diluted  (vs.  undiluted),  dilute 
  =>  cut,  thinned,  weakened 
  =>  watery,  washy,  weak 
  =>  white 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dilute 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dilute 
 
  dilute  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dilute 
  dilute 
  diluted 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dilute 
 
  The  verb  dilute  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut  --  (lessen  the  strength  or  flavor  of  a  solution  or  mixture;  "cut  bourbon") 
  2.  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dilute 
 
  The  adj  dilute  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  diluted,  dilute  --  (reduced  in  strength  or  concentration  or  quality  or  purity;  "diluted  alcohol";  "a  dilute  solution";  "dilute  acetic  acid") 



dilute definition