| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture: cut, dilute, thin, water (down), weaken. See STRONG. 2. To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap2, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See STRONG. 3. To become diffuse: rarefy, thin. See TIGHTEN.
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