verdunnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
• extenuate adj Describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away.

Senses

verdunnen is used for these senses in English:

• dilute (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
• extenuate To make (someone or something) slender or thin; to emaciate, to waste.

dilute — full definition

1. verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
2. verb To weaken something, especially by mixing in something else or spreading it thinner.
3. adjective Weak or thin because of dilution; low in concentration.

extenuate — full definition

1. adj Describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away.
2. adj Describes a quality or thing that has been made weaker or reduced.
3. adj Made poor; left with very little money.

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