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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | dilutus, past participle of diluere 'to wash away' |
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di‧lute1
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid [↪ water down]: 
diluted fruit juice
diluted fruit juice2 to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective [↪ water down]: an attempt to dilute the proposals
an attempt to dilute the proposals —dilution
noun [uncountable and countable] Any dilution of standards must be resisted.
noun [uncountable and countable] Any dilution of standards must be resisted.
