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Dilute

To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.

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Cut 84% connected

of Cut

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cut 84% connected

of Cut

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Thinned 84% connected

of Thin

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Thinned 84% connected

of Thin

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Washy 84% connected

Watery; damp; soft.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Washy 84% connected

Watery; damp; soft.

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Watery 84% connected

Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Watery 84% connected

Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Weakened 84% connected

of Weaken

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Weakened 84% connected

of Weaken

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Verb group 4

Extend 84% connected

To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Extend 84% connected

To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Stretch 84% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

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Stretch 84% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

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Broader term 3

Corrupt 76% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spoil 76% connected

To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 2

Doctor 76% connected

A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sophisticate 76% connected

To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 8

Adulterate 92% connected

To defile by adultery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cut 92% connected

of Cut

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Debase 92% connected

To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to de…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Diluted 92% connected

of Dilute

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Load 92% connected

A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reduce 92% connected

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stretch 92% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thin 92% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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