English-Portuguese translations for dilute

• diluir
  Deveremos diluir as ambições de Lisboa, em virtude de não serem alcançáveis? Should we dilute the Lisbon ambitions on grounds that they are not achievable?
  Admitimos que poderá haver alguns Estados-Membros que tentarão diluir o seu impacto. We recognise that there may well be some Member States that will try to dilute its impact.
  Penso que diluir as energias renováveis na estratégia UE 2020 não transmite a mensagem mais adequada. I do not think that it sends the right message to dilute renewables in the EU 2020 strategy.

Definition of dilute

• To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water
• To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance
• To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares
• Having a low concentration
• Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted
• An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual

Examples

• It dilutes easily.
• Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.
• a dilute calico
• a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat

Related words

• diluted
• undiluted
• diluter
• become diluted