dilute vs mollify

dilute

verb
  • 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. 

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. 

mollify

verb
  • To soften; to make tender 

  • To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort. 

  • To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of. 

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