dilute

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  3. Verb.  (transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
  4. Adjective.  Having a low concentration.
  5. Adjective.  Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted.

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