To become thin or fine; to grow less.
To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
To weaken.
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
To rarefy.
(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
Having a low concentration.
Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.