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Adjective dilute has 1 sense
  1. diluted, dilute - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
,Verb dilute has 2 senses
  1. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
    --1 is one way to weaken
    Derived forms: noun dilution1, noun dilution2, noun dilutant1
    Sample sentences:
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  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"
    --2 is one way to corrupt, spoil
    Derived form: noun dilution2
    Sample sentences:
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