DILUTES Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dilutes

verb

present tense third-person singular of dilute

as in pollutes

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits

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Recent Examples of dilutes Among other changes, the new law dilutes some of the influence the mayor of Chicago has over the executive appointment process at the CTA, which has been led for more than a year by an acting president, Nora Leerhsen. —

Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 While most vegetables contain 80 to 90 percent water, overwatering adds too much moisture and dilutes the flavor of the harvest. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 June 2026 As such, Friedkin’s film has taken on a social-history aspect that dilutes its toxicity. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 Cynical congressional map dilutes Black voting power to target a kingmaker. —

Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Civil rights activists and Democratic lawmakers have said the redistricting dilutes the voting power of Black voters, harkening back to the south's history before the movement for civil rights. —

Larry Kaplow, NPR, 9 May 2026 But 24 goes too far, dilutes the field and hurts the regular season. —

Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Breaking from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and creating a new County department should not mean building another costly layer of bureaucracy that dilutes resources meant for people in crisis. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026

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Unless the energy powering data centers comes from clean energy sources, such as solar, wind or geothermal, generating that electricity also pollutes the air.

— Ed Maibach, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026