laimentaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adulterate adj Made less pure because another substance has been mixed into it.
- 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
- adj Made less pure because another substance has been mixed into it.
- adj (dated) Connected with, or resulting from, an affair with someone other than your spouse.
baptize — full definition
- verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
- verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.
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