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[ verb ] make sparse

Examples

"thin out the young plants"

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

There never was a season before , but now they want to thin 'em out on_account_of the drouth '' .

Related terms

reduce snip

2
[ verb ] become sparser

Examples

"Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"

Related terms

decrease

3
[ verb ] lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

Synonyms

dilute cut reduce thin

Examples

"cut bourbon"

Related terms

weaken water_down dilution dilution cutting diluent

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