Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Reduced in strength; thin; weak.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
dilute . - adjective That has had something added in order to
dilute it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
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Examples
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The same quantity of wine diluted intoxicates sooner than the same quantity drank in the same time _without_ dilution; the wine being applied to a larger surface of the stomach, acts with proportionably greater quickness -- though wine _diluted_ sooner _intoxicates_, its effects are sooner over.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 Various
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While operating earnings per share -- operating earnings per share which we define as diluted EPS on a GAAP basis less gains from refranchising, are expected to range from $0.75 to $0.82 per share.
unknown title 2011
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It also affects the intermediate package which we call the diluted bitumen tank behavior because there is higher water content and because of the clay layer formation in the bank.
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USA Today: Bath in diluted bleach relieves kids 'eczema
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Unfortunately most of the runoff from the highways and roads are packed with Sodium Chloride and Calcuim Chloride, nothing I would want hitting my fishing spots even in diluted or microscopic ammounts.
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I think that sensibly used in diluted form (10 - 20%) Deet gives us pleasant evenings outdoors, fishing and talking with friends and family.
How Bad is DEET? Cathy 2009
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Unfortunately most of the runoff from the highways and roads are packed with Sodium Chloride and Calcuim Chloride, nothing I would want hitting my fishing spots even in diluted or microscopic ammounts.
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I think that sensibly used in diluted form (10 - 20%) Deet gives us pleasant evenings outdoors, fishing and talking with friends and family.
How Bad is DEET? Cathy 2009
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He passes it on to his descendants, but in diluted form each generation.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Champion Mountain - Scott Christian Carr Blue Tyson 2006
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My first encounter with George Orwell was in diluted form.
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