Vocabulary
Dilute
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
Urdu meaning
کمزور، پتلا کرنا، ملاوٹ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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More importantly, they dilute the credibility of the state`s commitment to clean energy transition.
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Solar vision?
— 2026-04-28
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Layers of approvals and clearances create delays, inflate costs and dilute accountability.Financial, administrative and procurement powers are not delegated in proportion to responsibility.
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Software for growth
— 2026-02-05
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Increasingly, there are calls to either abandon or dilute the IMF programme, with critics pointing to high interest rates, elevated taxes and costly energy as justification.
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Growth prescription
— 2026-02-04
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Perhaps, collectively, they can counter and dilute the apartheid state`s influence with Trump.
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The least bad option
— 2026-01-25
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Managed well, this flow can dilute the heavy metals and toxins carried through the Hudiara and Fazilka drains.
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The treaty tremor
— 2025-12-28
Synonyms
make weaker, weaken, thin out, thin, make thinner, water down, add water to, mix.
Curator example
“bleach can be diluted with cold water”
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