dilute
/daɪˈljuːt/
Dictionary
noun
- An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
verb
- To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
"It dilutes easily."
adjective
- Having a low concentration.
"Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner."
- Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
- Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
"a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat"
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