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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The excess nitrogen that is not utilized by growing plants pollutes land, water, and air, and exacerbates climate change.

Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
In June, the justices by a 5-4 vote put on hold an EPA rule that would have required Midwest states to do more to limit smog that pollutes the air over the East Coast states.

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

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