denature vs dilute

denature

verb
  • To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes. 

  • To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person). 

  • To combine fissile material with nonfissile material in order to prevent its use in an atomic weapon. 

  • To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc. 

dilute

verb
  • 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. 

  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. 

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

adj
  • Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

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