Past tense of dilute
regular verb
The past tense of dilute is diluted. The past participle is also diluted.
Forms of dilute
| Base form (V1) | dilute /daɪˈljuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | diluted |
| Past participle (V3) | diluted |
| Present participle | diluting |
| Third person singular | dilutes |
Diluted in a sentence
- The company's stock issue diluted his ownership.From the entry issue
- Sera diluted to subagglutinating titer were added to 1 mL of bacterial suspension.2015 July 11, “Entry of Francisella tularensis into Murine B Cells: The Role of B Cell Receptors and Complement Receptors”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry subagglutinating
- Tube color diluted with acrylic medium lends itself especially well to drybrush painting.2012, Wendon Blake, Acrylic Watercolor Painting, →ISBN, page 125. From the entry drybrush
- Subtracting the liters of concentrate fluid required in the diluted operation.2011, v. 80/1, Optimizing Use of Aircraft Deicing & Anti-icing Fluids (ACRP). From the entry concentrate
- The democracy distilled and diluted by these repressive organs has to be perversed democracy.1989, Nigerian Defence Academy Journal - Volume 1, Issue 1, page 100. From the entry perversed
Meaning of dilute
- verb To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- verb To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- verb To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
Questions about the past tense of dilute
- What is the past tense of dilute?
- The past tense of dilute is diluted.
- What is the past participle of dilute?
- The past participle of dilute is diluted.
- Is dilute a regular or irregular verb?
- Dilute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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