GRE Word List

DILUTE

attenuate

The meaning of the word dilute is attenuate.

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succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
bestowto put to use : apply
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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