Word

thin out, v.
freq. cnt. 1

make sparse
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

thin out

sample sentences

"thin out the young plants"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down

hyponym

snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

cut dilute reduce thin thin out

sample sentences

"cut bourbon"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dilution dilutant dilution

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thinning thinner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

become sparser
<verb.change>

thin out

sample sentences

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

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall