dilute
/daɪˈlut/ verb C2- 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.
He/she/it dilutes · Past diluted · Past participle diluted · -ing form diluting
Verb forms
- Base form
- dilute
- He/she/it
- dilutes
- Past
- diluted
- Past participle
- diluted
- -ing form
- diluting
From the library
Excuses have absolutely no place in this paradigm, as attempting to contextualize the behavior inevitably dilutes the potency of the remorse.
Outside, the relentless tempest gradually abated, and the first imperceptible hints of dawn began to dilute the oppressive darkness of the sky.
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