Lessen vs Dilute - What's the difference?
lessen | dilute | Synonyms |
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
* Calamy
* Atterbury
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To become less.
To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.
* Blackmore
To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
* Sir Isaac Newton
(stock market) To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
Having a low concentration.
Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted.
Lessen is a synonym of dilute.
In lang=en terms the difference between lessen and dilute
is that lessen is to become less while dilute is to become attenuated, thin, or weak.As verbs the difference between lessen and dilute
is that lessen is to make less; to diminish; to reduce while dilute is to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.As an adjective dilute is
having a low concentration.lessen
English
Verb
(en verb)- Charity shall lessen his punishment.
- St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
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Anagrams
* * English ergative verbs ----dilute
English
Verb
(dilut)- Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.
- Lest these colours should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light.
- it dilutes easily
Adjective
(en adjective)- Clean the panel with a dilute , neutral cleaner.