dilute vs graze

dilute

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

verb
  • 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 weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 

  • 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. 

graze

noun
  • The act of animals feeding from pasture. 

  • The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing. 

  • A light abrasion; a slight scratch. 

verb
  • To cause a slight wound to; to scratch. 

  • To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. 

  • To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger. 

  • To yield grass for grazing. 

  • To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture) 

  • To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing. 

  • To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing. 

  • To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout. 

How often have the words dilute and graze occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )