dilute

«dilute» in Mova's school dictionary: To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (dilute, dilutes, diluted, diluting); adjective (dilute)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid. tree →

2) (adjective) Weaker because water has been added: «a dilute acid». tree →

3) To make something weaker or less strong in effect: «dilute the message». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you dilute squash or cordial with water. In science lessons, «dilute» and «concentrated» describe solutions; a dilute solution has less of the dissolved substance in the same amount of water. In cooking and cleaning, labels say «dilute before use». Phrases: «dilute with water», «dilute to taste», «dilute solution».

examples

• Dilute the squash with lots of water. tree →
• Always dilute the cleaning liquid before use. tree →
• We diluted the paint so it would spread easily. tree →
• A dilute acid is less dangerous than a concentrated one. tree →
• Adding ice will dilute your drink as it melts. tree →
• Too many rules can dilute the fun of the game. tree →

note

Opposite: «concentrate(d)». Noun: «dilution». In maths and science, diluting adds liquid but the amount of the dissolved stuff stays the same: 1 part squash to 4 parts water makes 5 parts drink, and the squash is 1/5 of it.

In the corpora

• Squash is a solution: more water makes it more dilute, and a sieve or filter cannot take the cordial back out.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dilute» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.