Standard Lemma guide

dilution

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /daɪˈljuːʃən/
  • US: /daɪˈluʃən/
  • US: /dɪˈluʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: D AY0 L UW1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 L UW1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of making something dilute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of share dilution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Ellipsis of trademark dilution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law

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6

noun

Meaning 6

weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: concentration

Broader terms: weakening

Narrower terms: cutting, thinning

7

noun

Meaning 7

a diluted solution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solution

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English dilution From dilute + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَخْفِيف (taḵfīf) — process of making something dilute
  • Bulgarian: разреждане (razreždane) — process of making something dilute
  • Catalan: dilució — process of making something dilute
  • Czech: ředění — process of making something dilute
  • Danish: fortynding — process of making something dilute
  • Danish: udvanding — process of making something dilute
  • Danish: udtynding — process of making something dilute
  • Finnish: laimennus — process of making something dilute
  • Finnish: laimentaminen — process of making something dilute
  • French: dilution — process of making something dilute
  • German: Verdünnung — process of making something dilute
  • Italian: diluizione — process of making something dilute
  • Italian: stemperamento — process of making something dilute
  • Malay: pencairan — process of making something dilute
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fortynning — process of making something dilute
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fortynning — process of making something dilute
  • Persian: ترقیق (tarqiq) — process of making something dilute
  • Persian: رقیقسازی (raqiqsāzi) — process of making something dilute
  • Polish: rozcieńczanie — process of making something dilute
  • Portuguese: diluição — process of making something dilute
  • Russian: разбавле́ние (razbavlénije) — process of making something dilute
  • Scottish Gaelic: lagachadh — process of making something dilute
  • Spanish: dilución — process of making something dilute
  • Swedish: utspädning — process of making something dilute
  • Finnish: laimennos — solution with additional solvent to make it weaker