Verb
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corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
"adulterate liquor"
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lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
"cut bourbon"
- thin out
Adjective
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reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
"diluted alcohol"
"a dilute solution"
"dilute acetic acid"