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dilute

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Verb

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

Adjective

  1. Having a low concentration.
  2. Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
  3. Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Noun

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

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