verdünnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• attenuate verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
• dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.

Senses

verdünnen is used for these senses in English:

• attenuate (transitive) To rarefy.
• dilute (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
• rarefy (transitive) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.

attenuate — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
2. verb To make something thinner, for example by shaping, starving or decay.
3. verb To grow thinner or become less.
4. verb To make a bacterium or virus less able to cause disease.

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.

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