<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.</li><li>To make fainter, as a color.</li><li>To reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution.</li></ul>