dilute
To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding waterTo make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
» The milk was diluted with water.
Die Milch war mit Wasser verdünnt.
Die Milch war mit Wasser gestreckt.
Die Milch war mit Wasser vermischt.
Молоко было разбавлено водой.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
verdünnen
разбавля́тьrazbavljátʹ, разба́витьrazbávitʹ
розбавля́тиrozbavljáty, розба́витиrozbávyty, розво́дитиrozvódyty
(transitive)To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
verwässern, abschwächen
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
(transitive)To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
verwässern
размыва́тьrazmyvátʹ
(intransitive)To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
It dilutes easily.
Examples
12 sentencesThe milk was diluted with water.
ruМолоко было разбавлено водой. — ReggaeOn
deDie Milch war mit Wasser verdünnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You have to dilute it with water.
deMan muss es mit Wasser verdünnen. — brauchinet
It has to be diluted with water.
ruЕго нужно разбавить водой. — Wezel
deMan muss es mit Wasser verdünnen. — brauchinet
Urine diluted in water 1:10 is an excellent fertilizer.
ruРаствор мочи в воде в соотношении 1 к 10 — прекрасное удобрение. — Ooneykcall
deIm Verhältnis 1:10 mit Wasser verdünnter Urin ist ein hervorragender Dünger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can I use this solvent to dilute my sample?
deKann ich dieses Lösungsmittel verwenden, um meine Probe zu verdünnen? — Dani6187
Translations
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Origin
From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dFrom Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.
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Forms
dilutes, diluting, diluted, dilutedSynonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle