# dilute

> English word · Verb · IPA /daɪˈljuːt/ · frequency rank #22,951

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

## Etymology
From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.

## Easily confused with
- **Duluth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilute-vs-duluth)
- **disuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilute-vs-disuse)
- **dispute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilute-vs-dispute)
- **diluted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilute-vs-diluted)
- **delete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delete-vs-dilute)
- **deluxe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deluxe-vs-dilute)
- **deluge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deluge-vs-dilute)
- **dilated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilated-vs-dilute)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddilute`, `dillute`, `diltue`, `diluet`, `dilutte`, `diulte`, `dliute`, `idlute`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dilute