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verwässern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.

Senses

verwässern is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

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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