desaturate

1. (transitive) To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: "With this in mind, Desai has called for imposing more stringent regulations on the ride-hailing sector, to create a more level playing field and, presumably, to desaturate the pool of drivers."; "Take World of Women—or WoW—whose once-modestly priced $200 NFTs now sell for six figures and have attracted the interests of Ava Duvernay and Eva Longoria. This collective is one among several doing it for the girls, desaturating the male-dominated world of NFTs and moving things on quickly."transitive

2. (transitive) To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: "And similarly, they are full of tricks: when the imagined stranger calls your name, the music crescendos romantically; when the video freezes on your laugh, it immediately desaturates the candid photo, making you look old-timey or famous or dead."transitive

3. (transitive) To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: "Mammals, for example, lack the ability to desaturate fatty acids in the n-6 or n-3 position. […] Only plants can desaturate fatty acids at the n-6 or n-3 position, and even among plants, there are species differences."transitive

4. (intransitive) To become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: "I am partial to the more threadbare gems and find the more distressed pieces to be the most beautiful. When the rug is worn, the graphic patterns soften slightly, the dye desaturates, and the pile is evenly low so the weave is really visible."intransitive

5. (intransitive) To become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: ""It's all pressure on the heart. Oxygen levels are desaturating, that's not good for the body and the biggest link for untreated sleep apnoea would be heart attacks, strokes and driving accidents," she said."intransitive

6. (intransitive) To become less saturated or unsaturated.Examples: "After Ida left, Susan deteriorated. The next day, the hospital called to say she kept removing her oxygen mask. “Patient desaturates to 82% without mask, however if held then oxygen improves,” her notes say."intransitive