What is the meaning of dilute?

verb

• Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
  • usage: "cut bourbon"
  • synonyms: thin, thin out, reduce, cut
• Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.
  • usage: "adulterate liquor"
  • synonyms: load, adulterate, stretch, debase

adjective

• Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity.
  • usage: "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
  • synonyms: diluted