dilutes
Makes less concentrated
Dilutes is the verb form of dilute, meaning to thin or weaken by adding liquid, typically water.
You dilute concentrated juice to make it drinkable, or dilute paint for a lighter application.
Figuratively, something dilutes when its strength or impact lessens: Immigration dilutes the political power of existing residents.
She dilutes her coffee with milk.
Makes unclean or impure
- adulteratesCorrupts by adding impurities
- taintsMakes slightly impure
- pollutesIntroduces harmful substances
- corruptsCauses moral decline
degrades · compromises · sullies · spoils · debases · defiles · besmirches · mars
Reduces strength or power
- thinsReduces density or concentration
- waters downThins by adding liquid
- cutsSevers or reduces
- stretchesExtends or lengthens
extends · adulterates · tempers · moderates · lessens · reduces · decreases · diminishes
Reduces strength or power
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
- reducesMakes less in quantity
blunts · softens · tempers · moderates · diffuses · disperses · dissipates · scatters
Reduces density or concentration
- watersBodies of liquid
- liquefiesBecomes a liquid
- dissolvesDisperses into solution
- suspendsHalts temporarily or hangs
emulsifies · reconstitutes · hydrates · saturates · infuses · steeps · brews · extracts
Units of company ownership
- distributesApportions to multiple parties
- spreadsDistributes over area
- dividesSeparates into parts
- splitsDivides into parts
parcels · disperses · apportions · allocates · partitions · subdivides · fragments · diffuses
contaminates
Makes unclean or impure
- adulteratesCorrupts by adding impurities
- taintsMakes slightly impure
- pollutesIntroduces harmful substances
corrupts · degrades · compromises · sullies · spoils · debases · defiles · besmirches · mars · vitiates
weakens
Reduces strength or power
- thinsReduces density or concentration
- waters downThins by adding liquid
- cutsSevers or reduces
stretches · extends · adulterates · tempers · moderates · lessens · reduces · decreases · diminishes · attenuates
weakens
Reduces strength or power
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
reduces · blunts · softens · tempers · moderates · diffuses · disperses · dissipates · scatters · spreads thin
thins
Reduces density or concentration
suspends · emulsifies · reconstitutes · hydrates · saturates · infuses · steeps · brews · extracts · rinses
shares
Units of company ownership
- distributesApportions to multiple parties
- spreadsDistributes over area
- dividesSeparates into parts
splits · parcels · disperses · apportions · allocates · partitions · subdivides · fragments · diffuses · disseminates
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
dilutespurifies
Removes unwanted substances
refines · distills · potentiates · enhances · enriches
dilutesstrengthens
Increases force or durability
amplifies · intensifies · magnifies · heightens · reinforces
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