Spanish word

diluir

Pronunciation

IPA/diˈlwiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbdilute

Example

¿Puedes diluir el jugo con agua?

Can you dilute the juice with water?

Illustration for diluir (dilute)

More examples

Es mejor diluir la pintura antes de aplicarla.

It's better to dilute the paint before applying it.

Core concept

Thick syrup spreading into a glass of water until its taste weakens.

Common phrases

  • diluir con agua

    dilute with water

  • diluir el jugo

    dilute the juice

  • diluir una solución

    dilute a solution

Similar words

aguar: Thins a drink by adding water to reduce its intensity.
rebajar: Reduces a liquid's concentration by adding water to lower its strength.
aligerar: Makes a liquid feel lighter and easier to drink by reducing heaviness.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer menos concentrada una sustancia, normalmente un líquido, al añadirle otra; también indicar que algo pierde intensidad o influencia.

Word origin

Spanish diluir traces to Latin diluere (dis- 'apart' + luere 'wash'), the image of washing parts away giving the sense of reducing concentration.

Usage tips

  • Present forms insert a y in the singular and third-person plural to avoid a hiatus, e.g., yo diluyo, tú diluyes, él diluye, nosotros diluimos.

Other meanings

  • become dilutedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • dilucióndilutionnoun
  • diluidodilutedadjective
  • diluentediluentnoun

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