dilute

About 4.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
2. verb To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
3. verb To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
4. verb To become attenuated, thin, or weak.

   It dilutes easily.

5. adjective Having a low concentration.

   Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.

6. adjective Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
7. adjective Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

   a dilute calico

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

Similar words

water down thin reduce weakened debase adulterate washy stretch weak cut

Often followed by

the solution solutions to sulphuric hydrochloric acid nitric acids with

Word family

diluted diluteness dilutenesses diluter diluters dilutes diluting dilutive dilutor dilutors