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diluteadjective not containing very much of some important elementa dilute acid that's safe to handle in the classroom diluted, thin, thinned, washy, watery, weak, weakened adulterated, watered-down full-bodied, rich, strong enriched, fortifiedconcentrated, condensed, evaporated containing foreign or lower-grade substancesa dilute solution of ammonia adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, contaminated, diluted, impure, polluted, tainted, thinned, weakened unclarified, unfiltered, unrefinedbefouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, corrupted, debased, defiled, dirtied, fouled, maculate(or maculated), soiled, spoiled, sulliedblended, commingled, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled, mixedcoalesced, combined, compoundedcheapened, doctored fine, pure, ultrapure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, uncut, undiluted, unmixed, unpolluted, untainted clarified, filtered, purified, refined, ultrarefinedneat, plain, straightconcentrated, stronguncombinedpasteurizedsterile, sterilizedclean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied diluteverbto alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substancesthe pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits adulterate, cut, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weaken loadbefoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taintcheapen, debase, degrademanipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with)counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudgedoctor, spikeattenuate, moderate, qualify, temper enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen fertilize, lardaugment, reinforce(also reenforce), supplementdecontaminate, purifyclarify, clean, cleanse, distill(also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refinebetter, enhance, improvecompact, concentrate, condense ca. 1575 |