dilute
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
noun
1. An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
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.
"It dilutes easily."
Antonyms
adjective
1. Having a low concentration.
"Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner."
2. Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
3. Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
"a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat"
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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