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dilute

/daɪˈljuːt/
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.

Antonymscondense
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"

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