2syllables
dilute
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Definitions ofdilute
1noun
- An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
1verb
- 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.
Example: "It dilutes easily."
1adjective
- Having a low concentration.
Example: "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.
Example: "a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat"
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