diluted

«diluted» in Mova's school dictionary: Made weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (diluted); also the past form of dilute (dilute, dilutes, diluted, diluting)

meaning for a pupil

1) Made weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid. tree →

2) Made weaker or less strong in effect: «a diluted version of the plan». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life diluted squash, juice or bleach have water added. In science, a diluted solution is less concentrated. In stories or news a «diluted» plan or rule is a weaker version of the original. Phrases: «diluted with water», «well diluted», «watered-down».

examples

• The diluted juice tasted weak. tree →
• The bleach must be diluted before you clean the floor. tree →
• We tested diluted and pure vinegar on the eggshells. tree →
• The diluted paint was too runny. tree →
• They passed a diluted version of the rule. tree →
• The medicine is given diluted in water. tree →

note

Past form and adjective of «dilute». Everyday synonym: «watered down». In maths, if 100 ml of juice is diluted with 300 ml of water, there is 400 ml of drink and juice makes up a quarter of it.

Trees and pragmatics

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