corrupt vs dilute

corrupt

verb
  • To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless. 

  • To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state. 

  • To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify. 

  • To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert. 

adj
  • Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state. 

  • Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes. 

  • In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound. 

  • In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals. 

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. 

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

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

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

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