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dilute

/daɪˈljuːt/

noun

Meaning

  • An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

verb

Meaning

  • 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

Meaning

  • 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"