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laimentaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adulterate adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
  • baptize verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
  • dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
  • thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
  • Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

laimentaa is used for these senses in English:

  • adulterate (transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
  • baptize (archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
  • dilute (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
  • dilute (transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
  • dilute (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
  • thin To dilute.
  • water (transitive) To dilute.
  • water down To dilute with water; to add water to.

adulterate — full definition

  1. adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
  2. adj Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.

baptize — full definition

  1. verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
  2. verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.

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