how to pronounce dilute

/daɪˈluːt/

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dilute is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dilute in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… made of dilute this livonian food 10,000 …”

meanings of dilute

verb:

To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.

adjective:

Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
Having a low concentration.

noun:

An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

dilute frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dilute occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dilute can be related to

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1) business and work;

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