dilute with
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to make a liquid weaker by adding another substance, usually water
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- You should dilute the juice with a little water before giving it to the baby.
- The recipe says to dilute the stock with an equal amount of water for a milder soup.
- She diluted the strong cleaning solution with water to make it safer to use.
- In the lab, we carefully dilute the acid with distilled water.
- He likes to dilute his whiskey with a splash of soda.
- This paint is too thick; you'll need to dilute it with some thinner.
- The liquid medicine must be diluted with juice to mask the bitter taste.
- Diluting the fertilizer with plenty of water is essential to avoid burning the plant roots.
- I have diluted the mixture with more solvent as it was too concentrated.
- The artist diluted the vibrant blue paint with white to create a pastel shade.