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dilute

The correct spelling is dilute.

How to pronounce dilute

/daɪˈljuːt/
noun

IPA: /daɪˈljuːt/

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The correct spelling is dilute. An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. For example: "It dilutes easily."

Usage Examples

It dilutes easily.

Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.

a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat

Meanings

noun

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

verb

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

adjective

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

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